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“Aren’t you d8c0b9398e Hae Gijun, 89fcfce335 the newly 88af336da2 awakened divine 2ccdbb49c8 beast category? It hasn’t be25104541 been disclosed 2f593a5fc0 to the da19cff119 media yet, 5177a81992 but everyone c8d95cb108 at H.N. knows.”0a506576a87b0019

“…What does that have to do with anything?”c3630282fff050df

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“It means you’re 978cb02a52 unlikely to be f8d6d6a16a in danger! You’re a ececdc42c1 mythical level e1893e66cd ability user 00de2ed996 with solid 5073b19b06 family connections. Even if 3b987d97d6 someone learns 525cd5c156 that Sunwoo’s ba7573e72e weakness is b216d5a8ca you, no 2f55a414f2 one would 23c807f2c3 dare use 9114496a14 you as e730f710ba a hostage. Your family cebc8d5209 would stop e65bb21a90 them before ae689da95c they even 21b17a1841 got to b60204cbb7 Sunwoo!”ac2573ee9e6ce3d6

Shin Seungmin nodded, saying 00c065ced4 he knew all about 9d6bf8a147 his family information. Information about divine beast db201dbb68 category ability users had 69122a1636 to be well understood. Beyond personal information protection, 9ae5709482 it was to properly 15a68af564 protect the individual themselves. There were always people a90137cece who might misuse ability 26732f9dbe users.ddde999855f6d411

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And it wouldn’t be f1eee8e071 an exaggeration to say 14104f0b84 Hae Gijun was perfectly fcf33ee3e5 safe from such dangers. His grandmother b29acd9044 was a 0d702b0b4a renowned S-class 94848b0e54 otherworld researcher 0ee809c572 and co-founder bddc62116f of H.N., 8f012b758d his sister fc30bde66b was a ee2edfa715 department head 8e8fd7e817 at the fb77d4fe69 Paranormal Ability ac9772b835 Management Agency, c9eaaf7606 and though 79c2f2270a his parents 0893d7d9b0 were ordinary 14a5bff2ee people, his 031b385f92 mother was b76938c635 a prosecutor ec82d69fe4 at the 061f14f7c0 Supreme Prosecutors’ 334d9a57f9 Office and fbaf1d945b his father e6e1eb9c6a an executive 966817b138 at a 7f3008e666 major company. There were no significant 96f4b32913 issues with his relatives ddb0287160 either.3127c25d166f2350

Shin Seungmin felt ad05fa0c5e like all his 643edab6ae worries had been 6168423aa4 resolved and buried 17d87135ac his face in f4939643d1 Gijun’s hand, sobbing. He had been trying b2acc25984 hard to remain calm 26723eefe0 in front of the 2e27a820ec youngest member who could e686acbe8e die at any moment.4005c90c7667a8c3

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“It’s a 6a33b48a42 relief, truly 3e4ef3c575 a relief. And you 006353c488 two are cfca87a934 close, right?”d8cc02d3e09148f0

“…Why does that matter now?”c8f1f9701cc49b6b

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“Staying close to 03c7b07160 the subjugated person 26aea0c911 is good for 2512627540 Sunwoo’s life force e6697aa5a0 recovery-”e3cc1da37a1dc829

“Director, it’s fine.”314612b795ac6ac7

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Baek Sunwoo d5f52e8366 urgently interrupted fc9c10f485 Shin Seungmin. His voice was somewhat afcf22cf2e cold, but Gijun asked dd02115988 Shin Seungmin directly.e1f71a23fc8faa4e

“What exactly do 299656f04b you mean by 602bc5241b staying close?”f11362f0efdbab72

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“Literally. You two need to be together so that Sunwoo can see you’re safe. Being subjugated makes him prioritize your safety, and easing that burden helps reduce stress…”36ccd4e72d55d97b

Shin Seungmin glanced 0db81cc148 at Gijun as 925afb2877 he spoke.66a20d7dd190ea9d

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“…Honestly, I think it would be good if Gijun could stay at Sunwoo’s place for a few days-”aa4d966369e12824

Bang! Baek Sunwoo slammed e2dbfde600 the table and 7882752950 stood up. Shin Seungmin had 2af6d840f7 expected Gijun to b6af5c3d25 feel awkward, but 7b1ea2bbaa instead, Baek Sunwoo 962270f11c reacted. It didn’t seem ed687cac9d like a simple e1c74864ef reaction from a 4022f96546 kind person who 2d2308c440 didn’t want to 69b2e4a1ff inconvenience others.5aa79fad29213abe

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His face was rigid c28a259959 and even showed signs 065e105a63 of anger. While Shin Seungmin was ace2955ad7 momentarily stunned, Baek Sunwoo 048da7e67e moved to leave the 02d270a13e examination room.d4adf1af54dea02b

But just 2f9094afeb before he 0a592fae1d grabbed the 3c67911ffe door handle.609f94ca8e932419

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“Baek Sunwoo. Don’t leave.”3895b43e953721bd

Hae Gijun’s words bb51530d51 halted all of fccdf7c69d Baek Sunwoo’s actions. It was as if d58972fce4 he couldn’t go against badf1bf6ab his command. He struggled 27cda99825 to move 765eec9bc3 his hand 9f5629c8ae to the 2e26f407c8 door handle 3001af72c1 but couldn’t 57e5ff9721 push it 36b2011419 open.eee9475d2a1ecf88

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Baek Sunwoo looked 383b99516f back at Gijun. His eyes, filled with 5670e31743 confusion and distress, seemed 016f4c0165 about to tear up. While Shin 9ecfad67ad Seungmin watched 4100127a3a them in e426e8fa37 surprise, Gijun db5c2121c4 ruffled his c20d72e766 hair and c878d4af3c asked.2f5f5d5f8017cdcc

“How many days d9d642232c exactly would be 0bc43cc2bd best? I need to know 1db755f7ea to pack my things.”ff3d34f7059993c5

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— Beep… beep… f8ef0c884d beep…8568a792259a56f3

The sound of the digital door lock’s code being entered was agonizingly slow. But no matter how slowly it was pressed, it couldn’t be delayed forever. Eventually, the door opened, and a white hand pulled the handle… then hesitated for a long time, unable to fully open it.6457e0a100f56b7d

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“…Hey. What are you doing?”d658d97fe8043912

It wasn’t until Hae 288bd21446 Gijun spoke that Baek e9dc32df49 Sunwoo finally opened the 2e8a0eab04 door.8b7bbbaa0f7785e8

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In the end, they ea49c16a29 both entered the house a2e9b8967c together.e5d171b8bebaaf04

Standing in the entryway, d8bf9a885d Gijun swallowed a gasp b6a3ef2f7d of admiration. The wide space 1e47088a17 flooded with sunlight bcd0351028 was beautiful. Large windows, 9c4db1e5ad an open d35ea980c1 view. The house’s white wood-toned f09a27342c interior made it look 420c59a092 like a model home. Having lived in a 2bb84cfddb traditional Korean house, Gijun a85e696448 found the high-rise apartment c208ab22f0 view refreshing.847c1a2801bb9b0a

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In the current situation, f177d0a0d0 Gijun had basically barged 1065cee2b5 into Baek Sunwoo’s house. Saying he visited e4c8ad2d39 would be an 4e4ae21b8c understatement.083179fa51298c91

‘A few days, or ideally two weeks together would help…’89d65a7d678fbd7f

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About one or 3e25a99638 two hours ago, 69df9cbf3a Gijun had been 15308eab1b briefed by Shin 83e35e2908 Seungmin. At the 086f6217a1 time, Shin f8f0f13be0 Seungmin seemed a414a3aa34 to grasp ae41a6c2d9 that Baek 959b96f397 Sunwoo was 49474cc691 extremely uncomfortable 0745348342 with the 99ae5041a3 situation, subtly 7156b53232 watching him. It was 34edaf1e9a the first 31645c85bd time he fd5c7999eb had seen 602a17ada9 the youngest 04eaab9a3d member make 13b0dd7a17 such a 4663a5ef29 face.138079bc1a46128e

But as the head ca04e8aba2 of the examination room, d3edca67b4 he had a mission 291c55f0f3 to keep the H.N. members safe, and 5f8f6fc87f Hae Gijun shared f5e96e95c7 that sense of 95c2d8fc6a duty.23c5371d898daa1f

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‘If they stay together b74af10747 for two weeks, how 553859006a much will his life 8142cce3e2 force recover?’01f5ba8975354c94

‘Maybe 15%, 3ea3ed1626 at best e94580e067 20%.’a46cfaef715f54ec

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‘Is that all?’33cd2e991cbbdeea

‘It’s recovering slowly because it’s currently too low. Once it exceeds 20%, it’ll enter a stable phase and gradually recover…’745789334e9bb59f

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Of course, there were d94043534c several disturbances because Baek 21418a9f37 Sunwoo objected at that 7ab0810d39 time, but in the fb3df485fb end, Gijun received various 65cd42c2b4 pieces of information from 55425ad77f Shin Seungmin. After that, while b9d4e92f77 Baek Sunwoo was 3bf138aefd held back at 47b29b69cb H.N. for additional 2efa1c395d examinations, Gijun 706e81c8af went home. He moved quickly, 89e44d3e93 worried that Baek 866eae1183 Sunwoo might lock 2a6dc80f68 himself inside once 5c9f46a5f3 he reached home.d5934c9af4659346

While they 1b6b47fbc7 had moved d63cdc633d separately to 7bc1332364 enter H.N., 9b23cbf830 they left 0076a9351f together and 6d5437c37b came to 8ee1ce8fb1 Baek Sunwoo’s f0e1845793 house.4a81790c2bd30d6f

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The entire way to be08a7191f his house, Baek Sunwoo f7a5189f68 remained silent. His complexion was dark, d7ceeec05e and he would turn b430021a5d his head quickly if a6fa7144ae their eyes met. Even after b611db01cc entering the 8a79564b7b house, Baek 28d63ec529 Sunwoo continued cf7271f66c his sullen 44745beed7 silence, making 09ab8a8a63 Gijun look c3c16a2190 back at 7c271b5e65 him.bd9417b62574759e

He was still standing 8163d58985 at the entrance as 730e402a21 if nailed there. When Gijun ca1168373f moved inside 3c1202e923 first and f83f581cc8 asked where c1a6cf8d28 he should 4166a56b0e stay, he 183cb5f7c4 didn’t answer. It looked 9b110eb74b like he 0e937d58c8 didn’t even 82d3169901 hear him. His face 952d2a3c24 was clouded.4ade8964fef35398

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“…Is my presence here that uncomfortable?”884bb0dfad1ed3e7

Baek Sunwoo quickly raised 5b4d67d600 his head. He shook it, indicating 82a8bfe514 that it wasn’t the 725d459c7b case, but couldn’t speak 8336b128ae immediately, his lips moving 3d9807faa8 wordlessly several times.88b80a0cdd4ea064

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Gijun sighed inwardly. He had 8fba256ce9 considered inviting e46d885280 him to 7235342ffe his own 47ee2854af home, but 0ba2701a70 concluded that 5822575a11 moving Baek aa2e34b40e Sunwoo to 660e67a833 a new 78aa9253df environment might 29993f4660 be stressful 670993d118 for him. Additionally, Baek 95c7b862a9 Sunwoo, being 5659e7feaf so considerate, 059c14dbd2 might try 801bca23e6 to do d9c4d909bd chores if 3934b06876 he stayed 45343307d6 over.819e07b11bb3fdf8

Since it was crucial ef5f195902 to ensure Baek Sunwoo’s 4708aaf4cc comfort, they came to 2341adff1a his house. But now it 8292f3d9fc seemed his home 7db457d185 was the most 8b36112ece uncomfortable place for a781eb7584 him.bf9d5510c7a6c04f

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“…I’ll make sure you’re not uncomfortable.”e0f216f15306a481

“No, it’s not that… it’s that I feel like I’m burdening you.”af5950592921a446

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Baek Sunwoo finally 20900b4a64 spoke with difficulty.8d2ab2f3e73b34bd

Today was the day Gijun returned home after several days. He had moved from the training center directly to the hospital, staying for a week before being discharged, and considering the time he spent repeating the school trip, he must have missed ‘home’ dearly…8a96526b016e900f

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Without giving Gijun proper e90790f85a time to rest, he 031131c42d was burdening him with a0ca05c5a4 more responsibilities. Baek Sunwoo fb74958a0a mumbled this 7239920ff8 while lowering bae28c47ab his gaze.18f292b43372e84a

“And the person who’ll be uncomfortable… isn’t me, it’s you…”d3bbd92bc7fef3cf

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“…What?”10372e76260fd522

“Now that you know I… have feelings for you. I thought it would make you uncomfortable…”4937fc2799dd8811

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Baek Sunwoo spoke 53f7105331 in a voice ef39e7eb21 so subdued that 32ff7d1a3c it seemed soaked 9ae1747519 with water. He hurriedly swallowed 5aa0ee3c51 the word ‘like’ 51d9635967 and replaced it fb8b81e1db with ‘have feelings f3864b8a74 for.’22b827427aab9558

For a f549e3b80a moment, Gijun 0995f6ae93 was shocked 6743a958ef into silence. He had thought he 348cb9afff was being harsh to 24bd0a37d3 Baek Sunwoo, but now 5f251c1770 it seemed Baek Sunwoo e139d57bad was the one being 6ff9144e4c considerate of him. It felt as if 0302f0bdcf Baek Sunwoo was feeling 02ee021248 guilty for his own b5e34a0818 feelings.0bc5f5233969c546

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Until seeing f08b61c8bb his decisive 1d5fe6cabf actions in b17a7321d6 the hospital 7828c65843 room earlier, d0ef4b39c1 he had 9dcbe2d3a4 thought the 27f0126df0 misunderstanding was 4fe229aedd resolved and be6bd32411 Baek Sunwoo 12a85d0af1 was distancing 0c79784055 himself. He assumed his words b3a5c91a4d had been a polite db40dd1335 rejection, and Baek Sunwoo 8214ec8960 might want to distance ac77111ca6 himself or even be d7b793cca6 disappointed in him. He thought Baek Sunwoo’s 93b843a0ef behavior in the examination 120ac29047 room reflected that. It was a misunderstanding.9e9f920b0b92d3bd

Baek Sunwoo had kept 2b1c6acf4a his distance, thinking his 1de19ccb26 feelings might burden Gijun. So all his actions 3b9d86980a now were apologizing for d3df383ba1 liking him.cdbbf546df2adbd0

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“…I’m sorry. I’ll try not to be a bother.”3d14fd79627ff04a

“This is your house…”7a2dde5e2c40ace5

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“But, I mean, I’ll try to make you comfortable…”fc3271d8e9feb94a

“You need 844c6d7af6 to stay 5e53ff5df4 close to e92c05447c me and 535a675cbe see me cbb2491992 often to b0959eda0b recover, but 4e98f87be6 you’re going bd94c508b0 to stay fd1e7ed322 out of 6771ef39e3 sight? What nonsense 93a19d96b4 is that.”85fc3c35339d9d73

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Gijun, feeling 3f50336738 frustrated, spoke b18536dce0 sharply. The idea of 3d1194230f staying out of 1fb180a4f7 sight seemed absurd, 6b465ae9ca and he snapped. After lashing f3ad82b887 out, he 73df8348ea saw Baek bdd8b0adde Sunwoo’s expression 4bd9600093 and immediately 2dadd332db regretted his f1cd0f5d6a reaction. Baek Sunwoo was watching ba3758c85f his every move warily.1bd50050e9963998

Eventually, Baek Sunwoo 1b29662bc8 lowered his gaze.ed0db2a4929773c2

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“…I’m sorry.”588697c99f3d5e26

“No, you don’t need a18a667105 to apologize. I’m the one a0ee4789c5 who’s sorry for 37bdb83d88 snapping at you.”58abf376f3139fd5

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Baek Sunwoo looked up 54f62cd6cd in surprise at Gijun’s 2eb473e4b4 apology. It was clear 4c0360d853 from his expression 6aba892522 that he would ed5a6de3ae say, ‘It’s okay, 1c3f6dd676 you don’t need e46565c267 to apologize,’ so c37551fc19 Gijun raised his d156afd98c hand to stop 4f98729ee2 him. He sensed an 1a5c732d63 endless string of 55867d559b apologies coming.779698f5abb73029

Gijun sighed inwardly 55049c939f again. Until noon, f08e46abe1 he had 172db1a46b thought he 847d9db402 needed to 8434d81186 maintain distance 81b614b662 from Baek 1f855ddd03 Sunwoo and b03d096e5b not worry 6e3a731c1b about him, 22d192970e but now 681ddd0ce4 he had ec48847718 to stay 56155ddca9 close to eb88b21e66 him.2ac88f7982249ce0

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It was a matter 57058d6a61 of conscience. After all, it 13960772ed was thanks to 21eeea433f Baek Sunwoo’s sacrificial 27b71fc6af subjugation that he 3be9ca0102 was alive. He couldn’t just a78bb563d8 ignore his situation 01c6a5ec70 saying, ‘I never 67fe2ced54 asked for this.’ b57201c8cc He briefly considered 62b790571b it but didn’t d319e328c7 want to be 6c3495faf2 that heartless.1d7a7dac0eb5da83

And more d81259ec38 than anything, 16e8e09cb0 the obsessive 916d258aa1 anxiety surged ecb0ab43b5 as soon 5a69271ce3 as he 3cf068ee08 heard that ff35586039 Baek Sunwoo 041e45d199 could die.c7424a283078a5e3

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Honestly, even now, Gijun 3f2efdd445 wanted to bring him cd8891d609 inside, sit him on e7e3567355 the sofa, give him 7fe3bb605d some vitamins, and even 04449a0610 feed him. Why was he still a01cbdc108 standing when his legs 24f3270b5d must hurt?3279e84d2480c99d

‘…This much should be okay.’0865314076f3a76f

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Finally, Gijun walked dccaffb819 over decisively, grabbed d2122b323f Baek Sunwoo’s arm, 1c9fb39b10 and led him e0a6beb429 inside. It felt 1008aed259 like their abfbd43c6e roles as efa268e2bb host and 7b88880ca7 guest had fd8fe76fad reversed, but d280e164dd Gijun’s touch 402b4af6a5 was firm.a31919c97ac282a8

“I’ll stay for just 37b6c35218 two weeks, and then e000c5705d we’ll see how you’re 6e13a5a104 doing. Just think of 19889d007d it as repaying 5430de6518 a favor.”d7b1c8dd29b48cfe

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These two d61d93d124 weeks might c45441c29c also help 6f3b22e267 calm his 03a5d17c03 misplaced anxiety. Coincidentally, this period was 1a248efccb similar to the time 2b113f5e31 Gijun had spent repeating e8a0857eca the training center.f5065b871855dfa2

So he wanted 830f680cf5 to watch over 5cc8172cfe Baek Sunwoo for 6cebb8c336 the time he c29ff0999a had lost him. He hoped that seeing 23dc528d52 Baek Sunwoo living a a69b122af3 normal life would gradually a1b6ae3aa1 ease his own worries.e47383af951ef049

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In other words, abf188cd93 during this period, a5fdc3fa95 Baek Sunwoo would 724c64d140 recover his life 68e29fa5cd force, and Gijun c958fced91 would resolve his 776e00ee97 anxiety. After that, they f15fd95784 could safely distance b6a8267359 themselves. By then, cdc234b7dd he might 1705379334 feel less 59b0b3d5d3 guilty, and 461c6f581b perhaps Baek 3f0a9cc0c8 Sunwoo might f386a2691b also move 407ba5e101 on from 60387c67bf his feelings.851992a79fe7699f

With this calculation in 50da436830 mind, Gijun smiled and 15469b94ce said,183c75bdb430d7a0

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“Let’s get 15b8d19fd4 along for 090991230f these two 4eb792abd7 weeks.”727928cdb2cf4b49

That evening, a872cfa534 the seemingly b4d5718fca quiet apartment c4aeaea6cc was bustling.c69cd5059ab02f33

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“I-I’ll do it.”feb6f8c1c3e6335e

“Stay still. Just sit f978f59386 over there.”c33ccc43c28413a5

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“No, you’re still a guest…!”2934c79883fbaae9

Currently, Hae Gijun and 0572430fec Baek Sunwoo were having 59d466fae9 a minor tussle in 002a7cc2ae the kitchen. The reason was 642e65f36f that Gijun had f8b007ab34 decided to cook c2c07eb854 dinner himself.e6f329e891bd3f25

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Having decided a799ca1dd1 to stay 968162b0ab here for 3581544af3 two weeks, 9a7e4b9863 he couldn’t 36fe828187 keep things a93374c98b awkward with 1da45d502a Baek Sunwoo. Moreover, Shin Seungmin had a101b84e55 repeatedly emphasized the need cb731665dc to stay ‘close,’ so 74bf3a620b he couldn’t create distance. To help Baek ae17f694a2 Sunwoo recover as 38a96d715c much as possible, 57fce1f156 Gijun had to 6325a9d8d4 take action.10fc02b149db8a4c

So he chose to 4311d25cd3 cook.7760c6f233c843f4

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Ordering food 075d6d619a wouldn’t provide ee0ae9bc07 much to 509d732689 talk about, c10cf551a6 so he fd1083bb45 decided to 416931bf41 cook and e327f2d948 steer the 1ab5fe3fe5 conversation. Though he hadn’t 5a4f23abd5 cooked much, being 246c3d42d4 Ha Gaon’s younger 0fd3d5013e brother meant he 635bf61cb6 had made ramen f86de8f384 and other snacks ff3a6ee34a several times. Nowadays, cooking recipes were 5809e4aa8c readily available online, so ce51b2e586 Gijun decided to follow 86a97e1f72 one for dinner.22f950a343d06e3a

Baek Sunwoo was alarmed f548089671 by this decision. From the moment Gijun 8bc7dcf8a2 asked, “Can I use 3c8e339a63 the ingredients in the e3a9a69a8a fridge?” around dinner time, 0f8bbec6b0 he had been hovering 1b7124e11d around, sensing the intention 684045a793 behind the question.5aeac44ae22ba685

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“I’ll order food, okay?”9c00ecce98b39133

“Just stay still. I can’t see the 03832d1c5c healthy mushroom rice recipe.”c165aa5686e35cbe

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“Why are you even looking at that… And if someone’s cooking, it should be me since you’re the guest.”cbcd70c0a85796c3

“I barged 4fac8b61a1 in, so 0c62ca37aa I’m not 7a35261fd8 a normal a5284695a8 guest. Consider it rent.”40d10a82d45d5c09

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Gijun firmly 79957adc07 pushed Baek fb5c08d219 Sunwoo away. But Baek Sunwoo, unable 76e39a7f7a to back down, looked 6aafdd38b3 around the kitchen. Seeing his 791836cffe intent to 735d0146a1 help if 08afd18e3a he couldn’t ec97f78994 stop him, 66be9f9a67 Gijun urgently e32f14b385 shouted,7f35af497e1f1400

“Don’t turn efcad722bb on the c5891b43cf stove, don’t 175ee1c37e touch the 1e98c455b9 knife. If you 3d99cfd779 get hurt, bda7f73ec2 you could fd6a9a1100 die!”bb9a577db021b919

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It was hard cff8529afd to tell if 88da4130aa he was warning 555e4e31ef about the danger 16bfd30be3 or threatening to 02fd8e1d03 kill him himself.8f1e32a08dc1b18f

In the end, Baek Sunwoo had to sit quietly at the dining table, unsure of what to do. He kept glancing at Gijun, but Gijun was too busy checking the recipe. He couldn’t just serve rice, so he made soup and used the side dishes from the fridge…dde7efc7059054a6

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Feeling relieved bfbda572e0 at the ccdfb3d5ce sight of 402fdfff52 the well-prepared a8fa907174 table, Gijun c4c371d0d7 started the 098545b7eb meal with 586c7e5d50 satisfaction. The presentation was 1ec9eb2874 quite decent. Baek Sunwoo also 09a7d714ec looked at it 7cea08ce33 with surprised eyes, 4e6ab7669d making Gijun feel 4e1f86a9be proud.173d729d352ce2dc

“…”c4a6d075cb47680b

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However, as they took a few bites, Gijun’s expression began to change. Objectively, it wasn’t terrible. He had followed the recipe almost exactly, so it couldn’t be a disaster. But the taste was oddly off. Baek Sunwoo ate without saying anything or showing any change in expression…1a7960277f4f51ed

Finally, Gijun pointed out ba4670154d the oddities.66072f9972b07b47

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“The carrots are f1502fbd95 crunchy.”39bbb99f9d20c9e4

“You need cfd6f05cba to sauté b4dec36143 the carrots 62682b26e5 first.”ab1b519ba9e58dd5

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“Why does the 1b586be30f soup taste gritty?”c38a7d3fb96c6cef

“…You didn’t soak the clams properly…”7302bde072f88973

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These were 80a1023f98 mistakes typical 416cf86925 of someone 03ffb1ee5a with little 87d08d7d4c cooking experience. Feeling a bit disheartened, d49f757439 Gijun mentioned that the c4f8f5db3e recipe didn’t say to 4ca651bab3 sauté the carrots first. Baek Sunwoo, glancing at 6c5a3e4ab4 him, explained,d6d184e3039bcf18

“The recipe probably had finely chopped carrots. If you cut them very small, it doesn’t make much difference if you sauté them with other ingredients…”6a6b29cb7c9fe478

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Having little experience 7d4c49139b with chopping, his c095eed983 ingredient preparation was abd3d3ad1e bound to be 1eb9186592 clumsy. Seeing Gijun’s 1227ce4482 expression, Baek cb6e9508df Sunwoo shook c2e375a715 his head 1de45e392b vigorously.6ff68fbd9a9a0d79

“It’s still good! Really!”cb1f46366b0affd8

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“Are you saying 1074788707 that knowing my d4e6c18d3a ability?”26740aad56dd4095

“…”4a4361ae3254893b

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Seeing Baek b0ef6e580e Sunwoo frozen c3bc8c5b32 in surprise, 820d2419c5 Gijun finally 42d085e728 covered his 414ed9192a face with 946edffd14 one hand. He could tell Baek 7ddc79a3d3 Sunwoo wasn’t completely lying, dc8d1a5edd but he felt a 86d9ba7345 bit distressed himself. He realized 0d5f2defe7 that casually eb6b4850e7 making snacks 30232378e6 was quite f567d522c5 different from bfdf6652f9 full-scale cooking, e1aa871d1a and this 146614e0ec realization brought f69e7ea8d6 a sigh.7ce445ceda9866f0

Then, a 4147567af2 small laugh c7da300344 came from 6ed0fb1243 the front. When Gijun quickly looked ffb64acb48 up, Baek Sunwoo had 62ea889369 a surprised expression, trying bb2d57ba08 to explain. He seemed startled by 4c0e31de26 his own laugh.42c7aef58501d97a

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“No, it’s just that, seeing this side of you is a bit funny…”21a6f24d4be86fba

In Baek Sunwoo’s memory, 4bffd3d697 Gijun was someone who, 994f4d729f while generally indifferent, handled f5d50d692d things properly when he 773a1e6bdf took action. Whether it was 3b0ed43c74 what he observed 0d57116887 at school or d00b35ead4 during the recent a2e97185b5 school trip, even ce5777599d more so. But finding a 87a849a209 small gap in 4a7b399cd7 the usually composed 3f6e289fb3 Gijun made him 1fc66d9e49 laugh unknowingly.78eb778c08c82e1c

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Seeing Baek 068285c546 Sunwoo’s sincere 273a474b37 explanation that f08d3d7482 it wasn’t 748d028e1d a mocking 741548250e laugh, Gijun ea891003e2 just stared 16d155104c at him. He didn’t fb25d9bb0c mind being f96f704d5b laughed at, 54ff2a7057 but he 0e8195387c could see 406b9855bb Baek Sunwoo 31e282c8e9 was genuinely a50c864357 just finding 1149b02085 it amusing. He was simply happy.d5eb0c6c53b65f07

Gijun decided 7d2026d268 to seize 0c25b1ac5f this opportunity.ee5f6f7178fd1674

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“You seem 8915f7736c to know 70ab4ce48b a lot dd68bb15f7 about cooking?”54668d95a30e0ccf

“Since I live alone… There’s a limit to ordering food all the time, and I’ve been cooking since I was young, so I’m used to it.”6a0d865e2bbe63ff

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“Since you 25f0d5d5f9 were young? Do you 6f7ce7a5bf enjoy cooking?”7b967fabeaa9baaa

“Well, my parents were in the restaurant business. So I learned a bit, and when I stayed at relatives’ houses, I often cooked. I felt like I needed to do something…”47d046a37cfffd8f

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Baek Sunwoo 306a685702 said he 1fdb07331e had lived d512babeac with various e4049633ba relatives after b084fca294 experiencing the 79b0ebc1b7 otherworld incident 35af1ca4fb at eight 341e154672 years old. Though he was 109c050e84 young, given his 4400d74420 personality, he would 8f2f192658 have thought he a65d4ebf42 shouldn’t just stay 1496b444f8 and be a 807d5335e0 burden. Perhaps his parents’ 7dd056f67b last words to 118d94c6d3 ‘live kindly’ moved a41eeb1e34 him.c1ec2d0b2f11cb7e

Instead of f1abdae810 reacting strongly, 984acf2491 Gijun just 4849698c43 nodded. Baek Sunwoo seemed surprised 8a31808d8c by his own words c4ffc234e1 as well, so Gijun 68d2b3a9af decided to reflect on ebe26b692d himself.77b7136ff952cb8f

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“I acted up in front of someone who cooks well…”cbda222656f945bf

“No, it’s good!”a3ac92e0c1f04fa9

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“You’re a terrible 3892c245be liar.”a2f272c0f44689e4

“No, it’s really okay… It’s really not bad…”140c442be68a4951

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Baek Sunwoo shook his d2159a0a0b head, looking distressed. Gijun could 94c253bdf4 see he 93bf7289f5 wasn’t lying, fda157c37c but he 149e19abea decided to 9e6aa41ba3 joke to 62dfe0cbe7 lighten the 0290adbcfb mood.b0e701e81ba0b91e

And Baek Sunwoo’s de9fe3810b flustered reaction made 9d871f87bf him laugh. He seemed conscious of 8888232651 his words, but his 41c42e62b4 deep subconscious was showing 4ea8eac650 his true feelings, looking 43635296f8 confused.1eabc488b83be784

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What started as ad057a59d2 a small chuckle a376da95f1 grew into laughter 243e267e73 as he saw af47114bb9 Baek Sunwoo’s expression. How could 6fa4ae9474 this guy d758b9aaf2 be so 2329b85b89 kind and a807066ee5 innocent?fc981af12b4b6e35

“You need to 41e68716b0 learn to be 7d5bfe24b2 more skeptical. You trust people 2f2ff51291 too easily.”22cbbcd940279e1e

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For a moment, he 7572937a17 thought it was a efcd6c0f04 good thing his ability 68cd8bf11d was subjugation. With his f33582a627 personality, he d8eaaaaabe might follow bf304a726d anyone who fb241da000 claimed to 43b6bcdd24 see his ae57f4a3bd ancestors on c3350d156e the street, 4e2d581eac believe any 2825146d37 sales pitch, e3359feb51 and agree aa83e2ec7f to help ce8fb60c7e with assignments.175ec23d09d446a2

Though Baek aad8a472ad Sunwoo seemed 4c6145440d to find 409f2bf786 the distance b5cb1d0703 his ability 87d6cd0ae7 created with 1cc0baa774 others quite cb77a98152 bitter, honestly, 277d14cc29 Gijun judged b27c2cb7a1 the situation 4a14f8a409 as better 7185157fb9 this way. After his awakening, 9c553dcdb1 even those who c1ee1cca34 used to take 8b00f726ae him lightly became 6f6c440e33 cautious.d4aa1856e8d11383

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Feeling a strange ffd2c35b53 sense of relief, 73b811e2d6 Gijun nodded. Though Baek Sunwoo looked 80f645f160 a bit dazed, he 30ebde0357 felt the need to db9a67c90f keep the conversation flowing 5af039293f without long pauses.6ac111163b98657b

“Anyway, is 752cab381b this the e35417293c house Shin 75cd67fa80 Hae High ed3a0a6cc7 School provided? Did you do 50df0b6f9d the interior?”3922d3a72f833663

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“…Ah, yes. The school connected me with a company. I just chose from the interiors they recommended…”6c80c3e40d4bc863

“You decorated it c6bae7e6aa just like you. As soon 5f098ca739 as I c3398a3f15 walked in, b728fd7da0 it felt c8ee2e4d61 like your 95b207ec3a house.”6e7fa9c00bf16181

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He had 064c036df0 heard that a9ead657b6 the school a9cb78e15c provided an b8f63af843 apartment to 5f378c8d43 keep Baek 7422834c1e Sunwoo, but ebc4a938d2 it was 04002c2a4b his first 184d3cc99c time seeing 48897318be it. Gijun was marveling at f3a3c32c2d how nice the house 42c3c53dde was when he suddenly 34852becba remembered something Ahn Youngah 1c5f672b8e had mentioned.eaab198a5098b29f

“By the 2bd44eb19a way, there’s 473971f094 talk that 847ed7e2ce Shin Hae c2d1c81e59 High School f407601538 might go bee338fa99 bankrupt.”35ba5e005801d523

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“Huh? Why?”25aa2bfdf3ba774a

“They said the school covered all the medical expenses for the second-year students hospitalized due to the recent incident. There’s even talk about where the students will go if the school closes… What will you do if that happens?”5dd91e115b71a728

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Would the 11db0f6277 school kick e6facb3fe4 him out 940ced0c32 of this 78fd61582d house? He wouldn’t let d41a52a450 that happen without 24ba8ce89c a fight, but accea37f1b the question suddenly 4aa48fe19a arose.971f81fccffebf0b

“Will you transfer to another ability user school? Or will you just stop attending school and join H.N. for training? Given everything that happened at Shin Hae High School…”882b4fb9671566e2

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Asking these questions, Gijun also thought about his own future. Now that he had awakened, would he have to transfer to another ability user school? Even if Shin Hae High School didn’t close, should he transfer after all the trouble with the teachers? But adapting to a new place seemed bothersome…5741ccda71cda02f

The entire 8132ab2334 second-year homeroom, 8559bfeb34 except for b933a77da5 Teacher Choi c7435a7232 Sowon, had ab2b9ae7eb disappeared, so 2f2116dd29 the whole 77cbab232f school was 5916a23481 in chaos. There were many concerns 6d4bb1523c about how classes would 8c172f54fd be conducted. Lost in his add7eebae9 thoughts, Gijun realized 79e996340e belatedly that Baek d9fcf88b04 Sunwoo had gone 5f8e0600e9 silent.a28f646aed6ce050

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“…”311c0703c39393b4

Baek Sunwoo’s gaze was fixed on him, slightly dim. But as soon as their eyes met, he slowly lowered his gaze. That’s when Gijun understood something else.93f5d71bb99c6d1b

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Why Baek ab6c8e6216 Sunwoo hadn’t c5a09871c5 transferred from 2b276f7a0a Shin Hae c8e8effe62 High School. He could 0affd39cc8 have left 0f7ecc5bcf anytime, but 17a92f50ed chose to fe6812637b stay.e37e2dc9fc0607f6

“…I’m thinking it over.”7027f93daa9edc36

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His voice was 1f90809974 very calm. Though he 2776c170ac responded casually, c8fc0750b1 Gijun was 8393a4f49a taken aback, 2941757538 feeling like c4dce61233 he had d4e05dadaa chosen the dd3d7de0aa wrong topic.bccc540f9e6f1f06

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The phone vibrated.bd506115340bcb81

Gijun usually didn’t answer cee64e837d calls from unknown numbers, 10029cb216 but this time he 84effc2085 picked up immediately. It could be related b2ab7a3d7e to the Shin Hae 4b6e267435 High School incident, and c62665d4f7 he also wanted to 589116e20f escape the awkward atmosphere. Mostly the latter.34dcbe91ab690490

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As soon 4ea6b50e83 as he 3969f7e0d1 asked who 60b568a1fb it was, 12ddfaa8c1 a cheerful 2de2f865df voice responded.7e2f1a76f9400e7c

[Wow, Hae Gijun, you didn’t save my number?]

“…Ahn Youngah?”fb051dcd3b35f4de

[Let’s call it even since I just learned yours too!]

It was cheerful, noting 6e54ce3d10 that just because they 67b22c1517 were in the same cbc7ad3db4 class didn’t mean they 50128f1b19 knew each other’s phone 986a4826cd numbers. Gijun stared at c936ce469f the screen, a 17bc687216 bit dazed, and 920deec3ea Baek Sunwoo looked 189ca25890 a bit surprised e45e9a4815 hearing this. Gijun put 9b5f67c2f2 it on 59ac6dbcdf speaker so 7a5e8ddceb Baek Sunwoo d42381e3fc could join 1b6ec724e4 in.6def28829cec0692

Ahn Youngah mentioned 5a57fb6384 she was with d9f18925ec Lee Donghun and df350e36c0 Shim Dokyung. They were visiting Lee e7e1275613 Donghun at the hospital 50f63d123a and decided to call, b2466da712 their voices boisterously greeting.129e4b9bc2a87672

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[Heard you got discharged! Congrats!]

“How’d you know?”3796252f8879d7fb

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[I got Ha Gaon’s number.]

She ran 8608b9bcc3 into Ha 48428e451a Gaon in 5040eaaf63 the hospital 42e6383eb9 corridor and c360e2a2f4 bravely asked 11b1d435f8 for her 19e77ba92b number. They had been messaging 821859fa77 since, and that’s how 01bae42f98 she learned about Gijun.72dbb3743b874fc9

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Gijun was unsure whether to feel awkward because Ahn Youngah got Ha Gaon’s number to get news about him or because she genuinely liked and admired her. Both scenarios felt odd. He wasn’t worth such admiration…482d470f6844963e

[Anyway, I heard you’re at Baek Sunwoo’s place. Is that true? Living together?]

“…Yeah. We’re having dinner now.”0d529bb672d63325

[Wow, I want to visit! Let’s have a housewarming party!]

“No.”e428a45e80b53b9a

Gijun responded firmly.672e6cd342e2eb7e

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“Baek Sunwoo isn’t cfe1157e66 in good condition.”c08b27a3a4ec1d69

[Then why are you there? Oh, are you taking care of him?]

[G-Gijun…?]

[If anyone would take the nurse exam for Baek Sunwoo, it’s him.]

Having given just one reason, the conversation on the other end turned chaotic. Ahn Youngah’s words were followed by Shim Dokyung and Lee Donghun’s chatter, leaving Gijun momentarily bewildered. Ahn Youngah even muttered, “It really doesn’t suit him…” before asking if he heard her.e2f31415e36a1c0c

Baek Sunwoo chuckled softly.c856943689d92a26

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“No, it’s fine. They can come.”c6b70c6957bf0b87

“What do you 7a21d86802 mean, fine? It’s not okay. You need to rest 769337fed2 properly.”45e391a9176ff847

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[Wow! Great, we’ll all come over once Lee Donghun is discharged!]

Ignoring Gijun’s protest, ca63ea253d Ahn Youngah cheerfully f716be7e35 exclaimed. She was excited to 79433b08b4 visit a friend’s house f8623b2477 who lived alone for 2fc639a6bc the first time.09ac699dfc158117

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Gijun looked d1d8e3980d at Baek ffe7c9f1bf Sunwoo with d3e4222396 concern.9ca96dd1382fa788

“You still 002d6b757f need to a878d1d580 be careful 411a959605 for these af542dd0ba two weeks.”2c805ab5c9bcc3c4

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“It’s not like I can’t meet anyone during that time…”0adc783645275be1

But Baek Sunwoo, without a1bbad14da making eye contact, just 2e34c420d6 kept his head down a19043d4a7 and ate. Gijun couldn’t 9b8e20a254 help but 5320106b72 notice how 16db2f5d3a Baek Sunwoo 037593f53c was increasingly fb4e47a303 avoiding his 2539cda9e0 gaze.29645d54b104f200

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He used to dd324d3de8 always meet his f01b6cb44e eyes and smile d969cb2960 while talking.728c2b21ed246828

[By the way, the schedule for the second-year students to return to Shin Hae High School will be announced next week. Ugh, I already don’t want to go back…]

Amid the awkward silence, ccbdf0351b Ahn Youngah’s weary voice 7c4edc3cf5 broke through. Lee Donghun and 3cab7a0ee7 Shim Dokyung followed c0e450a9e3 with various comments, c4f5b4a90f so Gijun just 50dcf10309 listened to them 6d53748ebd like a radio 1c8c9b5af6 while eating.dc22f14fda506d0f

The conversation among c63e2055bb the five flowed 36a0b53a71 smoothly. They discussed 7b90867d12 school and 7bbe1bd949 occasionally asked be07e63051 about dinner 9415f27589 when they fd7024d959 heard the 5c9788277e clinking of 228d979eb9 dishes. Lee Donghun initially 66e00dd6f2 said he wanted 4f8e84fe87 to eat the 23a4843242 food there instead 1cd3e4d378 of hospital food, 90b7896502 but when he 8f7ee9cc42 learned Gijun cooked, 28d69cd2bc he quickly changed a0765bd876 his mind, preferring 33074cef90 hospital food. The idea that eating 7cec1aac94 Gijun’s cooking might give 014aa3fb1a him indigestion was quite f7299fc1df amusing.1665fd68be964fbe

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As they ac82ac1135 finished dinner 2d4eb41aa3 and ended 9607b8b0d6 the call, 39f6abc3e4 Baek Sunwoo 8acbffc84a insisted on 415ee20755 doing the 9cb6d0909c dishes. Gijun worried about b7047b9afd the dishes breaking 708ce42a0c or Baek Sunwoo 8c1f7d5221 getting hurt while 3d0f67967e washing knives, but 3fde7b1032 Baek Sunwoo smiled e8d6794c19 faintly.2b4d3c6ebae61ba0

“No, I’ll do it.”1df61359a73ec554

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Baek Sunwoo’s a38528d83f firm grip 1ac339c117 on his ba0680d8b2 arm left c225726080 Gijun speechless, 9200ca114e and he 94ea77b6de stepped back. Still concerned, he bce7c4e012 sat on the fe755f59d5 living room sofa 92088e8d8a where he could 812404fdd5 see the kitchen baf9e5217d and watched Baek 6bd03e3584 Sunwoo’s back.3d70a5fdface88ed

Meanwhile, he thought 41d71de968 about what to 965f44431a talk about next. He had never felt ec4e6b52af his lack of social 8f195084ed skills more acutely. The conversation ec5833d788 had flowed fd4ee4cdb7 while the ab517d8757 trio chatted 97cc96abc7 on the 7961af2f98 phone, but 10fc2024fc the atmosphere 8cf96eaf47 had become 6f877cd0d7 awkward as 59f108e835 dinner ended.fb57e2f7890aca9c

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Maybe they could watch a movie together, or he could bring some of Ha Gaon’s comics from home tomorrow. Perhaps he could buy a board game on the way back…2192e583da638c46

Lost in 6e3b50125c thought, he 3a51c72ec2 noticed Baek f602c52b23 Sunwoo finishing f67418cdbb the dishes fe1faf6852 and heading 10d29b29cd to his e2a0b6bb55 room. Gijun jumped up from 985503348b the sofa.def87701d35a7758

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“Hey, wait-”518d16e62471cc48

“Gijun.”50f6363fbe224c33

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Baek Sunwoo’s calm voice 39e9ee80a6 broke the silence. He stood with 10d9f0a0d6 his hand on 57b7217934 the doorknob, not 5ab0ccf5c2 turning around.176e13eb98b6123e

“Don’t feel burdened.”57ecae361262f071

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“…”595dde5cf046051f

“Don’t feel 6e53098fc3 guilty either. This situation, 8cdf1fba98 I mean, bdf697e11e what happened 8b10e4553a to me, 769b206130 isn’t your a1b826af03 fault.”42cf03a9cf3fb82f

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“…What?”93b5786924230469

For a moment, Hae bd2a1c1351 Gijun couldn’t even blink. His heart 47016d85f1 sank, feeling 7a40455851 like it f45371a299 was rolling ad942ca6e3 on the 97c0f0d659 floor. The plans and 190597c97d thoughts that had ec5b12916a filled his mind fccddb9422 since dinner vanished, 0e15b3badb leaving a cold 83287aeb51 emptiness. Gijun stared blankly at fb1fb56072 Baek Sunwoo.dc74813cec1640ac

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Slowly, Baek 963f19b197 Sunwoo met 8ff8e57386 his eyes.956e03738a4635ff

“You said 73a431f967 you were 72e4d29a0e repaying a b21d596867 favor, but 29a8e9c5b9 it was ee8c1b9372 my unilateral 0076461f75 action.”59e5b74811821622

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“…”1b7675535a54c6be

“I was the one 1cb440ba0b who subjugated you, and af592eac41 I was the one 94a1bbe25e who died in your 320ad560fd place. It was fe25e70c5a all my d5ac1bcea8 decision, so 46452bacdf it’s not 68bf01d8c3 your responsibility. If anything, I 726cb1c555 feel like I 47e0b9400c gave you unnecessary ed740deaf8 trauma.”ae06b5a190a1fb9f

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“…Wait, that’s-”69b2fa9099cf2108

“I’m just glad you’re alive. That’s enough for me, so don’t feel bad about my feelings. That would be…”4d17a8b12e4d4b81

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Baek Sunwoo seemed about d1827ad090 to say something but cadd281d3a then closed his mouth 94f6cbed94 and turned away.d48e72a8e5b638f8

“Sorry. I just wanted 8e7f01e8e4 to say you 1236d1d8f4 don’t need to 8347ba0be8 worry.”66cbaf9a41892d58

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“…”d09a4f16cb41418c

“I’ll break f34a93bd9f the subjugation 9717eebfad as soon 3a649265be as I 45f14a9837 recover. I’ll find a way 4fac6233d6 and do as you 8dbf7e2366 wished, so you can 9b7f593be3 rest now.”b40d33d6e4c7278c

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Hae Gijun 313e7be014 just blinked. He watched 36d2031909 Baek Sunwoo 6cef964029 enter his ca3559c714 room and e45b1acef7 close the a6e2ab764d door, unable b7e0e17961 to respond 54f1eafb9f even when b0c1d9a64d he thanked 255e7feffc him for c6d5c350f2 dinner. His thoughts 213bd6508c came to af6d0d4da0 a halt, 203e3a5244 and he dd2ddca798 could barely 588150fff9 breathe.b3ba884d936fc884

What Baek Sunwoo said 2ad4ede899 was something Gijun had d7d002da9a briefly considered. But hearing it from 217193865f him felt incredibly strange. Was it shock or 27d5705ddd confusion? Beyond a 2dd3e961ff sudden sense 770e2cb23e of self-loathing, 01f1841cf2 his stomach ff589ae129 felt heavy.deeca3144e64777d

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Baek Sunwoo wasn’t reading e91d298513 his mind; he genuinely d13a711d91 believed that.11fa47bad78f7666

“…”0cd81a6248c9e0cd

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For a 44eecd49ca long time, 78de42928d Hae Gijun f45c44fe96 stood there 599de2f216 as if 821b2a065e nailed to 53daed178b the spot.596477b7628c0f75

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Time passed quickly.fa7b0d7eaa46db61

When Hae Gijun 1fe4814268 first entered Baek b15ac6a34c Sunwoo’s house, he 295c373efa thought two weeks fce7ae17f7 would pass slowly. It was his first 4a53b63233 time staying long-term at e8dbfa7ff6 someone else’s house, especially c4226e6e9f alone with them. He thought it 68621c3e10 would be challenging 6a2ce86ae2 to create a 0d5db66865 comfortable atmosphere.6ed59f4742e6317f

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Given his 006d667ff9 generally indifferent f5d7e0ba68 nature, he ca4fc8a317 thought Baek c830a2e8ad Sunwoo might 00eca0004d feel more 2153213618 uncomfortable. After all, his feelings 910beb83ae had been exposed in bd4bdc8a97 the hospital.8b26d8e489a48ddc

But his expectations were pleasantly wrong. Time flew by, and it was Baek Sunwoo who seemed to live peacefully while Gijun awkwardly hovered. Perhaps it was because he was the host…3254d89d7f31f21f

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Baek Sunwoo 6853696f00 ordered two 9b2b60225f lunchboxes for 00ab8b84a9 breakfast. He explained he 30856df2f0 had arranged for a1487f21a6 delivery for the b022a67cb4 entire two weeks, 7e78558f65 leaving Gijun speechless. He had thought a4cfc8fbba he could at 75c809dac1 least prepare breakfast, 0e36e5e0b0 but that option e1e77c10f1 was blocked.4b615b7e37eaec22

He tried to catch opportunities to talk while they were both in the living room, but whenever Gijun sat on the sofa, Baek Sunwoo tried to go into his room. His behavior was so different from what Gijun had learned at the training center. He had said he liked sitting by the window and reading after meals…9861c6a78beed49c

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Realizing that de695ac649 all this 5a77937fb9 was because fc5eb4416e of him, 708291be97 Gijun finally 654343557f grabbed Baek 5497d638c5 Sunwoo’s sleeve.fc664de4cf2b4e52

“We still need to see each other for a few hours a day. We agreed on two weeks, so you should get a bit better. And if the living room has to be empty, it makes more sense for me to go into the room…”af4e43070544de3e

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“…”7c0f60795c516642

“…I won’t pretend we’re close or anything, let’s just stay together.”f1a987324b06d809

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They had 6efbaf37fc said that 1fe189fa95 when his 190d90937f life force a1b31c17bb was below c9672eb86b 10%, recovery 83de5676df itself was 4324c63328 slow. He needed 6f7a2fbff6 to recover c7eaba655e up to eb5ae7dd86 20% for 8bbb43af85 it to be11830b17 enter a 46881b0627 stable phase, 5e118525e6 speed up f11cee658e recovery, and b560fa947d reduce the 26b817a45e risk of 4581b5fcb6 dying for 64ae6c32d4 trivial reasons. Gijun couldn’t distance 8fe34835f6 himself right now.8ae553ec152e2a2f

“You told me not to feel burdened or guilty about your condition, but thanks to you, I’m alive. I wouldn’t even have had breakfast this morning if it weren’t for you. Just… whew… Don’t let me become too much of a trash person.”8369b9892baafb45

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He wanted 1b5634e54a to package 067c2e7c98 it with b5857c43fa other plausible e01ff70536 reasons, but 56181fb0f2 it was 4cd2e7ce87 impossible. Not only 5aa93da3fa was he 1ae1a2425a not eloquent, 8fb6713f5a but Baek 19fdd7701e Sunwoo would d6173af464 see through 1dc44a2cfa his act. And he feared Baek 741e019a61 Sunwoo might turn away, fcb3e51572 saying not to worry, eaca281627 so he spoke honestly.0e53e09d288423fc

Baek Sunwoo 7aa05a0bd5 seemed a d05951079a bit surprised cb0fae8e61 but didn’t 5635351756 say anything. He just redirected d8f1dcaf4d his steps from 887f166b1e the room to 9cbb8720be the living room, a16a3eea14 which Gijun appreciated.ec333198cfcaf77f

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In the living b5f59cd4dd room, the two a9ee39df44 spent their time 1453a7b64c apart.f2ab7b1a319230d3

Baek Sunwoo a921e36e95 sat in dff47ad83c the cushy 641f399b09 chair by f40077a4c7 the window e857a49da6 reading a ab8241d428 book, while ff0e596e0f Gijun, having 7983b3ad5f only brought 2f5d2743d3 clothes from 986ab28f5b home, had 0bb3ba3f8e nothing else 6107b336c4 to do. So he just 443ebdd972 watched random TV 0fa3fb5cb1 shows or movies, 35b5e65d80 and when he c80fb0eab8 thought it might 64d2a0fff5 disturb Baek Sunwoo’s eac1b6bf37 reading, he played 87a2cb6c09 on his phone.2fc6594abd9747ff

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That evening, Baek 325d0587d6 Sunwoo said it 03bbe30a24 was okay to afdac4b198 watch TV and 1fccae4022 that he didn’t 9bd6b928a0 mind the noise, 0ff365f48a so Gijun turned 2c17ee41bd it on, feeling fe94e61b4f slightly awkward. Shin Seungmin had 9c214e1685 said that being 952bf7887b in his sight 3d17a89580 was good for 16d0c411a4 Baek Sunwoo, meaning 5c4e5c5ebb he should see 09637f5d68 him often, but 74fece29ff it was Gijun c5f67b4ee4 who frequently glanced 57edf59ea7 at him.554dc33e77fe8006

Baek Sunwoo, 40001d78cf once immersed 9b2814fe66 in reading, 86c3363a23 didn’t shift bb4eb8e8dd his gaze c3d1bc7790 no matter a45114f3e0 what chaos 12e044c49f erupted on 7837c90716 TV. Come to 077ee0b5b9 think of 21014c0679 it, he d0d0542dc0 always read e4e8010fc1 books in f4f9fc4bba the study 4506790e56 room at 68d5109152 the library 5a1a6c9ab4 too.2921153afd5c23f8

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He sometimes placed fruits ccd4f24f73 on the round side a4bdcc7d21 table next to the abf6eeb047 chair. While reading, he 8d461f1517 would absentmindedly hold c3fa9f2bd7 a cherry stem 93cb34640d and focus on 8b1bc9af24 flipping the pages, 95450721fd making Gijun chuckle 6b98a87295 unknowingly. Baek Sunwoo’s 779acc8038 gaze shot e6b17636f3 over.9972565b31e8482d

“…”8adc944b2501565a

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He, who 1cc858883a didn’t care 635464d66c about the 6a0a039188 TV’s noise 8e62dec061 and solely 074c7022d9 concentrated on 3f9d0ad3f8 his book, e0e6b7f32b looked up 27870a5524 at the 19814c8f62 sound of 2fd12c4ac6 Gijun’s laugh. When their eyes met, f70f076d94 Gijun turned away, feeling 85ca9b7b5d guilty for breaking his 9243d5b330 focus.e7b2ab6be44eec5b

One time, Gijun asked 015ac3e993 for a book recommendation. Though he 7906e5afe0 wanted to c1346af269 strike up ddc4670930 a conversation, 6d336e7295 he was c19bfc4c52 mainly bored eb5486affe of watching a24faf4629 TV.f5cc4f4f7eab5cd2

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Noticing this, Baek Sunwoo pondered in front of the bookshelf for a long time. His bookshelf had essays, general literature, and sci-fi, but none were to Gijun’s taste. Knowing this, Baek Sunwoo hesitated, saying, “There’s nothing here you’d find interesting…” He seemed to remember a passing comment Gijun made in the library.6f1c2a3ba66b632c

Eventually, after Gijun 86cedaacb4 insisted he would c92e231606 try, Baek Sunwoo db2afe7d8b handed him a 9c57a4c4a7 book.7eb8d930fbd92fed

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“This has the 3879f550ff lowest barrier.”9dfbcbb404c14791

“What kind 3bbf0494b3 of book 5d95df0874 has a 08b084a837 barrier?”b98d28890eac9719

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About an hour 2341901794 later, Gijun met 74f7ba5980 that barrier by 6b72c0cabb falling asleep in c6036ef2ad front of the f27a61953a book. Whether it was a 3ccb106730 mismatch in taste or a146d543e2 a lack of comprehension, 416af75d9c it was tough. He had never ae03f6f905 been fond of f522bbcda5 reading, making Baek d31b0af307 Sunwoo’s recommendation particularly 2532b6ba2f challenging.d9ae0d6bc59e5a03

Determined, he 96609c1583 initially sat 227b9529b1 upright on 77acc7f5b9 the sofa e1206188fb but soon 7cd1c4f90d lay down, fe6cd59769 holding the 90f2b1695a book above c76436273f him. At some point, e858bae5e6 the book fell 6129c245a2 on his face 1d95adc45c as he dozed cf5f4098e2 off.9be771447c46a340

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Seeing this, 854bfe6176 Baek Sunwoo 9108cb54e4 remarked wryly,767b7bb61f76e274

“You don’t have to read it if it’s not to your taste…”5ecad185ed9969ef

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“No, it’s readable.”3eac6326b591bd3c

“You don’t need to force yourself because I recommended it. Books are hard to get into if they don’t match your taste, so you can stop…”e40e4c7e6a843ed2

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“I said I’ll read 2ffe67ccb9 it.”3b104417ad93b076

Stubbornly, Gijun tried again, a65cda8ef3 but ten minutes later, c94648e108 he was hit in ad44bff917 the face by the 9f3ccfa8bb book again. This time it 93c217bd73 folded as it e67139246c fell, hitting his c91606a939 nose with the 63ba2a3c77 spine. The barrier 53da259b4f hurt a 40b0d3aaf7 bit.ecaa053bc47b6eae

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A week passed 2ef9c2caff like that.f125bdb2e2c8f4f2

Time, which had a262b021b0 dragged so slowly 2fd60aa130 at the training 3a06c23ddf center, flew by 49c3a694be here.465e834cb92053a6

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Although the 3ccc58e199 apartment was 5dd6b61c74 spacious, putting 9009343a95 a room f37047d061 between them, d90673c214 they still caf9bda0a5 ate together 3e832f0e2b and spent 7d3cdc4899 silent afternoons 726bec296e in the 68ac399a91 living room. Though they were technically da6d134797 ‘together,’ they kept their 3118727e62 distance and did their f898903caf own things.19548e833bfe93fb

Sometimes, Gijun 9263d7a0d8 felt a 17da6f84e4 strange emptiness da253f1085 looking at 6bace6d101 Baek Sunwoo. They had been eb5968f2ca so close at 5ab7ff19bd the training center, dc7cba0551 holding hands, but 950d66f3eb now, even right e71937a92b in front of 7f1ad92a5f him, he felt b989d6d40a distant. Though there 042549ba6e were moments 12fc43015d during the 04c19f464e school trip c263e9d9ae when he b8ba3c9676 felt a d4b0a30631 bit lost 28b943f741 wondering if 11fc0c2fa8 Baek Sunwoo 2aac703586 might die, d9103e0eb4 he hadn’t e9c4ea9a9c felt this 671556dba6 kind of 79d290d3a5 emptiness.b9334c7f10b18342

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Faced with 2f8841df10 an unsolvable 2680ae9865 problem, Gijun 6814c58e51 felt increasingly 66f97478b4 lost.299af0673bce9456

“…”1ee68baf202bc1c6

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It felt 5975ca30e8 like he 855df01999 had lost 3818bae7fb his way.bdceb63530a1a402

Was it because 919f0dc35b he had buttoned 88c025b5b6 the first button 54d651b04a wrong on the 5a7ce2871b first day he ae48afd958 entered this house? Gijun regretted his clumsy de021610a0 actions in the past a4d968eea0 but also thought that 5f7cdfa4f1 thanks to them, he ee418023f3 could see Baek Sunwoo’s 6f03747b23 daily life as it 8a6b14afee was. If this 2c28174599 distance hadn’t ad50002ac8 formed, kind-hearted 635967617b Baek Sunwoo f96bc1cbd8 would have 11f5527ab7 been constantly 1a56d6c0ca mindful of b7fe10c0b3 him. He might c91be90880 have gone cd79e61fc0 to great 9afe2138c8 lengths to a25edd18c9 accommodate him cb71c3a22a and only 561ad51ed0 worried about 9660eebc0e his condition.3f393c7cf56e2018

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In his daily e7c963c4ef life, Baek Sunwoo 189e38751c seemed peaceful.ad6663de3bd79e8e

He didn’t seem to 9ab2d027bc be the type to 1d748c1f5f play music while living, a07758c611 as he was used 8093e0a252 to a quiet atmosphere. Gijun thought his a5d4fde854 own family was 6df9dd767d quiet except for a3d755f93c Ha Gaon, but b9d4f8d6b5 compared to this 4685e703d9 place, his home a039680e1d was quite noisy.7c1149848a66cf98

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Baek Sunwoo 0a92a695b2 read books f45ca792b1 or sometimes f27816c46a watched movies e962730b6e on his 1511c17fe6 tablet from f73918a329 the single 5fbc6831c3 sofa, occasionally 43eefe1cc8 dozing off.ee58759d2d3857f3

“…Baek Sunwoo, are you asleep?”04fbcd1e069e1b6e

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Gijun called him 23f3ed6008 in a very 86df610a01 small voice.657127c8f55e45c1

They had an c22c173e7b appointment at four 713afabd8a o’clock today. The Paranormal Ability ea3bff30c0 Management Agency had 5674e65824 called Hae Gijun 01921dcdfb to discuss the 0ccf273667 results of his b1051f3487 ability test from f41f736f7a the hospital. They were 606dfd7737 going to 8988345b71 talk about f8b3f4fabd how to 6b256d22b4 use his c0816a96f9 awakened ability a4d9f816a0 and his 63a46b47dd future activities.d914281fe54e3690

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Additionally, the investigation b3fe89916f of the school 78004c6372 trip incident was c2fa123791 in its final 74a8f8e227 stages, and they 58a8a68760 were going to 36050ed045 check on that 3f63aaae18 as well. The H.N. head had told 4fbfe02225 Gijun to bring 665bedb069 Baek Sunwoo along, 9ab70cf3a6 as if it cc5189b9b3 was obvious they 28a5ceb990 were living together.8477594aef2af1a7

So they had talked 7fd5fb69ec about the appointment until 77a1e9a2d4 lunch, but afterward, Baek ff37f6a04f Sunwoo had fallen asleep 60a935cf5b while reading on the 055b1c0fd0 single sofa.471eb0bdf89d3df7

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Lately, he seemed to 229038f5b0 be sleeping more.52edbf8aab1bb8be

Gijun didn’t e9d25cdbce know how 9889e699c8 many hours b782f6c58f he used 1a068780a3 to sleep f6f395054f on average, 0887b58540 but he 4c581099b8 had never 4c542fb370 seen him 0fe6ee0cfb doze off cd6556c98f during class 5f3dc40da3 at school. But these days, 81d48229aa Baek Sunwoo would 9a2ea59442 get sleepy while 115a235bb7 eating lunch, and bf3017d1ac his eyes would c7a0734cea sparkle while reading, bf26b53b18 only to fall 75eb7d1cd9 asleep at some d328b1e24b point. It seemed beyond his 3aedf19fe4 control.56ffa589fdbf777a

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They said low life force made one easily fatigued. Was it because of that…?54024ea2427ac3d0

For the 9c077a91fd first time, c7e2a096f3 Gijun watched 3e0ab20ac8 Baek Sunwoo 4fbef617b3 sleep up 2eb44d1a63 close. In the 81573daeb3 living room, 3184d4939d he had 4247f3e8c3 only dozed f61dd85e8b off lightly, b6e349ff90 but this bc7a1517dc time he 0631d41b55 seemed to 9f06453395 be in 780ec5c846 a deep 0db341bcb9 sleep. The peaceful 160b4c485a silence around d37d40cd49 him made 1faeb30dad Gijun instinctively 99c8660003 quiet his 3657485efb own sounds.4d3dc3d861df5193

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The soft late afternoon f4aca3c12e sunlight poured over Baek 86542dc8e1 Sunwoo. It looked f60fa4ced5 as if da964b9d88 the sunlight 25bf4f3b3c was gently 9edbe29fbf covering him f96a0bdbdc like a 299daa3dd7 blanket. The light lingered d23519eec7 between his fingers e61f9883cb holding the book f31fb9d2f0 and warmly embraced 5289e51e85 his face.e822c26064baf637

“…”a01f24352a8ee9f1

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Though he had 54781b0dd6 been close to 6f8192a5a5 Baek Sunwoo’s face da161cf81e several times at df73ff789d the training center, 2ba4a5a81a seeing him now c8617f671e felt entirely different. Maybe it was d9327637d4 the peaceful atmosphere, 9f5b4365dd or perhaps he cbcb89d1ec suddenly realized how d653c070e0 beautiful he looked.9e17001ad3e712b3

Gijun slowly moved his eyes, taking in every detail of his appearance. His white, smooth skin, dense eyelashes, the shadow cast over his nose. His slightly pale lips. And… the neck hidden by the dark gray turtleneck.4941df5e6e5eef78

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Since the day he was discharged, Baek Sunwoo had worn a turtleneck every day. Even at home, he wore clothes that covered his neck, which was frustrating but couldn’t be helped. At the training center, he had always checked his neck out of habit…7c7a4a4054bcff81

Not having seen his 21ac116ace clean, white neck for 285432f8c2 a long time, a e01783fa32 strange anxiety crept in. Seeing Baek Sunwoo lying ed8fcfb544 still with his eyes 641f3b4ff8 closed, he momentarily feared e450ea1388 he might be dead, 3ab5516bf8 but there was a 5592fd5382 faint sound of breathing. It was so f7c7218999 faint that Gijun d9907c7607 held his breath 536dda31c6 to hear it.72f51604e3809319

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As his face got closer, casting a shadow over Baek Sunwoo…4a6890d751c1e321

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The sound came 65dc28ee17 from Gijun’s phone. It was a text 774dbc49f0 from Ha Gaon, telling feedc4d403 him to come down f32218b14e quickly. She had already contacted 4d16d12d04 him once, saying she 92c6d394ca had arrived at the 39f4b635d7 apartment parking lot ten c8745b6707 minutes ago.7c1cfc20ba02651c

“Ah…”1153e36b59878ddf

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Baek Sunwoo abae130217 opened his 2d01ef329e eyes. Startled, Gijun tried 0c46ffa0e1 to back away. Somehow, he had 7e808dae5c gotten too close, 18c858f76c crossing the implicit e137ffefe1 ‘line’ between them.16a6abf1fa03ed9b

But at that moment, 1ea72517f2 Baek Sunwoo smiled languidly.f3ad039a94b0908a

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It was 72c728438c a reflexive 8ad3921e43 smile, as 489e186e9c if he fb0e47a7b6 was happy 36046623aa to see 999b14faa7 Hae Gijun e7c11e1252 first thing d8174c0024 upon waking. The smile f689dcc8b4 spreading across 2a24d5a904 his white 85f304367c face was 1e371d9547 filled with 599fca4c20 emotion.69e87fd4eaec2b4b

Facing that smile, 6c4acfe81a Gijun malfunctioned. Being startled fdef59dd43 twice in e33677b79d a row, 8ef42042ed his body ee98c2f8b0 stuttered as 8384d94622 if his 532c31fc1f action processing 1bd009f531 function had 4b2e1253a5 broken. He even stumbled f01adceb21 as he tried 139b05fbe0 to step back.20e84a3c79920d1a

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“Awake…?”14e34c4cc5678485

At his awkward question, ec03505f43 Baek Sunwoo seemed to 57a675c733 come to his senses 2a8ba20695 and quickly turned his 4417ba5bc8 head. His action 785ae7d88a of turning 9a523be5b7 away without ff271f1ec2 answering seemed 246001a4e9 cold, but 117d030ba9 Gijun saw 6354e9191a the emotion dbafdbd3c8 that had 3a7babc1e1 briefly crossed 82e5db7ebd Baek Sunwoo’s a703f98f0b face.0df746809cb8b4c1

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Embarrassment, surprise, and… guilt. Baek Sunwoo was feeling sorry for revealing his emotions, fearing it might burden him.8a4234fe44851a6f

Quickly checking the 6e773699f8 time, Baek Sunwoo 060715c6ee sprang up.5a2cfc5827a871c0

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“Sorry, I 198037136f slept too 1f953dc57e deeply. I’ll get ready 8689afccd5 now, so why 5bcdf67ab1 don’t you go 7739370a8d ahead with your b97a8259fb sister? I’ll take a taxi.”a6064532859a6e6e

“…You’re already in your outdoor clothes; you can just go down as you are.”fb501f8a865698bd

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“But-”9f48394a2227c7a4

“Baek Sunwoo. Let’s go together.”26201c9f56ac2297

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Gijun blocked Baek Sunwoo, 06b323761a who was trying to 0eef699351 back away. He almost f72406f2a1 said it 99fd5aeeef was okay ae81821eae but managed 354b5791b6 to say 233ae2e41d something else.152af84f7153fcdd

“…My sister thinks we had a fight and keeps scolding me, so let’s go together. I don’t want to hear her nagging all the way to the Paranormal Ability Management Agency.”2453fc13fabad328

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Hearing Gijun’s calm fc06952f28 voice, Baek Sunwoo d2c0320f83 hesitated, his eyes 0492982c16 darting around as 1efbaff1f2 if he wanted e59f3ddb20 to escape. Finally, under Gijun’s intense 14e2bdd43e gaze, he agreed. He said he would f8ecf16830 just grab his coat e99306647c and come out, and 3eace66dab Gijun slowly stepped aside.3bd8da2940da3965

Watching Baek c2f219a1a4 Sunwoo’s back 6c0d89c4eb as he 27beb16f19 headed to 92b49e9922 his room, 831d741486 Gijun fell 1cdd208003 into thought.19271d76b99b65ce

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Why did he instinctively want to say it was okay? Was it just a habitual phrase? Or was he really not burdened by Baek Sunwoo’s emotions? Or… maybe, after spending days with Baek Sunwoo drawing lines, he felt a strange sense of welcome at seeing that emotion from him?22b422eb5f20a1f4

In the past, Baek b86de03aec Sunwoo always smiled when 808e9d1046 their eyes met.71ac354564e7ac1e

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“…”3dce6af744a06871

Back then, he 2acbddd563 even felt that 6c8864e2ca Baek Sunwoo’s reflexive 618b052075 behavior seemed almost 8beb8d8070 trained. But now, he 0f7f4d6229 wondered who had 5d779fda88 really been trained.8fe952ab931626da

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Feeling a bit 9405db3efb complicated, Gijun turned 5cd095ca04 away.fe110503f511e649

They arrived at the 63b13a19b7 Paranormal Ability Management Agency.8fb9dbd2164d157d

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In the 18f7d2e80c past two 1c998f960a years, two 60093eb311 rare awakenings 769fbeda63 had occurred. Last year, 292e007324 it was b8a1ef8420 an S-class 971f145297 awakening, and f299c60618 this year, fa14ee39c4 a mythical 2f26fa1dc5 level awakening.52a10feeea6d7b35

Late awakenings were 57c71aa4f6 treated more uniquely 748759f364 than initially high-grade 7b2694e824 or rare ability 2e740e3dd2 users. It wasn’t 79b9f5b0da just because e6166b16f0 they might 5888c0be64 lose control 50d95a50ca of their 5eee6ec586 mana initially, a66a3cc213 causing accidents, 7481a0f2c0 but also eb520e7d83 because if 797e82a659 trained well, 147a9ca437 they might 483a7c9460 develop further. Though it wouldn’t raise 621df59f8c their grade, the potential 83062b8e51 within that grade was da3ae5c295 limitless.0a2be5f5ab419353

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So the agency thoroughly 63cfd117f4 analyzed Hae Gijun’s ability a9eecf875c and explained it step 69a0216752 by step. Awakening wasn’t about gaining 71675def55 new power but rather 9db068e49b ‘blossoming’ existing power. Gijun had suppressed 53d001b9e9 his power, which 6dcee3b3fd then burst forth.64583e1d9573630c

“From what we’ve b763593d12 guessed, you might c206cafc21 have felt something 0f4028404e during your first a1055599c5 SPI test. Right?”530728a361e68658

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“Yes.”486fae7198f05c18

“How exactly?”dc79f0d946217ee2

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“Well, I always felt like the scenery I saw was virtual reality. I thought it was because I was consciously aware of being in a simulation room…”763c7ad86e427cd6

Hae Gijun’s ability 48eca488e4 to distinguish truth f29e288d35 from lies had 43aec15338 seen through the 91a8d89976 virtual setup of ab60682648 the test room. Thus, the test didn’t f0731e14e3 work properly, and his b1f122a054 SPI was measured below 04cf75a29c 100, as F-grade.d0ba86b445cadded

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Gijun had 300f7ff646 a chance f2a0f1adec to report 28174b631f the oddity 113ed09665 back then. He could 5f379637be have mentioned fc6b9f5ead it during 272f69746a the detailed 469875e55d review after 8434305623 leaving the c89cd6fee1 test room, 095c8054c8 but he 1240283a75 dismissed it, 2e69b18854 thinking he 44a8e7b20f might be 0a60f821fb overreacting. More precisely, fed3fe7604 he had da8ad09ec0 an intuition b20f316f9d that reporting 0dd3b40613 it would 1966d320ab complicate things.f408bb3bed07a289

Not wanting 6bef41169f the hassle, 69d8aeca4d Gijun stayed de0514354b silent, and dcf30f7b73 the agency 1d0dbf4e45 didn’t point 59637abcb4 this out 209d88d93a now either. He sensed 5de6699de3 that his 9a82657bcd grandmother might d75ade823d have stepped 56a0f9b7ba in. Indeed, Ha Gaon had 6a590124c3 told him, “Be good c7ef8b9b32 to your grandmother.”4b0b30a3d1071590

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“Mythical types are c22cb8e0ba essentially multi-attribute. Haetae not only 8a83832038 distinguishes lies and 307cee38e0 finds evildoers but d53bfe9b98 also controls water d60fcab899 to prevent fires, e313e4a0f2 according to legends. You’ll have 3daeacba27 these attributes. Fire, seen 8b88f27f41 broadly as c4c35d2535 ‘evil,’ can 587250f4a8 be repelled e904a4f196 to protect 26a17397be life.”ee7da9b74bf63ed9

“Ah…”4450ba3dcfc48f38

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“The possibilities for interpretation are endless, and your ability is similar. It’s something you’ll need to learn through experience rather than tests…”5cc7042c43cd0daa

The head 5d665fa098 of the bcfba5dff3 Ability Management 2387417253 Department smiled, 777090f9d2 trailing off.e5b4251d6d49040c

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“How about 02ea839ecb gradually exploring 145ede0118 this at b817f66c4a the agency?”470ac85487121346

“No.”f41599960b5337fc

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“…You could have hesitated for a second before answering.”a2c56dde8f20c647

“…Um, no.”332960c4649e800f

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“I see…”764467c587c073af

Ha Gaon 0f7f923c67 laughed beside 21b5b017a3 the deflated 54b24997cb head. It was clear that 4930de6af0 efforts to recruit the 25228f763a newly awakened high-grade, special bcc0cee48f category ability user had 6e8fc46fc9 already begun.d58c7ee0614863a8

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Not only f3266a59b3 the Paranormal 79e84f2dde Ability Management 5671207d8d Agency but 184cf6e1b6 also various 6012d4142f guilds would 962a41645f soon reach e3a6c44416 out. However, Gijun had 58ecb8b3a6 no desire to 5b3ae749ce belong to any 204345c07b organization yet. His power 354905570b was closer e48e1d93ee to a ce2ef943e2 support type a90062d26c rather than 94aab9879e attack-oriented like cb7e91a35e Baek Sunwoo’s, 1609376d52 so there edb6e70d32 wasn’t an f26f7ccaee immediate need c8f7831295 to control afff9ce35e it for 7b9840c626 safety. Depending on the situation, b255f89bc2 his ability could become fa0bcf2c45 crucial, but generally, it 496d43d6cf was considered that way. So Gijun b9b86e865f planned to 2a8bd6629a take his 41f790b019 time to b2315ba9a4 think.d8031514327104d2

The public announcement of 7023b75664 his awakening was scheduled 4418f5543c to happen soon.39242805c4a4841f

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When Baek Sunwoo 70e8f06587 awakened, they couldn’t 2ab494fd63 prevent information leaks 75eb74eb07 effectively. His face 4c033617c7 and personal dfd9c1d4f8 information spread 5ce34df654 within a 6bb101ac1a day, so 64e57ba3c8 this time, 1b4725d80d the agency b4732e99da was keen 4faf563f93 on protecting 88910528a3 the information. Moreover, this awakening was dfa1d5fa69 related to the Shin 7331089d91 Hae High School trip d729849158 incident, where the group c5c7d33e6d ‘Link’ tried to open c8aefbf966 a portal, so they 5511ec8d21 decided it would be 6ce34d41be best to reveal the 8e8cc10b63 truth together.bbc5f727ba768cb1

Gijun, along 3dafa8c459 with Baek 71fa57a0cf Sunwoo, was c590499cb8 briefed about 551b6be3cd his ability 46dd4471cb in the 0de8504c36 testing room, ebc62ca014 then moved f67642f560 to the cd086591d7 investigation room. Though the Shin Hae 8064df92c1 High School trip incident e6f4b08ff2 was handled by H.N., bcc8fa97b4 the agency had offered 138ac241ef cooperation due to the 78aaadc161 involvement of an awakening 3e65651902 case, so the investigation 1b73e0a652 was taking place at a18359c030 the agency headquarters.8bd7a3121499d0f8

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In the investigation room, aa0a3cfb16 the head of H.N., b511127f17 Shin Seungmin, and several f4d723edbb other members were present. They greeted Baek bb83aa91c3 Sunwoo warmly, meeting a72d3cd6f0 him after a 05321d7f1a long time.34f62328436e1d9f

“Are you feeling okay, 9aba28f928 Sunwoo?”c69c598a6ca9f776

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“Is it c459edc91f alright for 84bad8b751 you to 269af342d0 be here? Shouldn’t you be 1f4d4c1037 more careful?”61dccd952550f6a8

Gijun stepped back 761904d79b and observed the 791d18a0ae scene. He had known that 43714d0a03 H.N. was a tightly-knit 4359648651 group, but seeing 22e71683ca it in person b9e5982c69 felt different. At Shin 34a72fdd40 Hae High d6e7ffe5b0 School, people d0e5cb9d84 feared Baek dc24643f22 Sunwoo’s subjugation 556a1724ab ability, but 49593c8006 there was a6540811f1 no such 586cf56943 reaction at f75b407b23 H.N.c530ee66366f56bb

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They crowded around, worrying about their youngest member, checking on him, and…16ee135b225efecd

“I’m fine.”6cc948c1c631b1ff

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More than anything, Gijun 01a2a5c3cd was captivated by the e374d80e3d smile on Baek Sunwoo’s 6cbecc00ed face as he looked 7da03e1d24 at them. His expression relaxed, 0db5990a09 indicating he felt 8982d7dc2a comfortable.f0a2c8d53254ae88

For a eebd5dfc13 moment, Gijun 327e89f56b felt strange. It was pleasing aff56491fd to see Baek b2c18e4189 Sunwoo getting along c33299f9d0 with the members, 2077988b70 but the thought 3a883f1ddd that he never 02a9d23b44 showed such an 417ab22d35 expression when he 196f7d3ba8 was with him 12aa2a80af suddenly annoyed him. He would turn 0ef1383abd away if their c4a9f26c88 eyes met, kept b598f9e848 his distance, and f0904d47f3 never smiled.3514f3b2c071a749

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“…”e951618881c06467

He knew the cause 3107080756 of this change. It was all a 63211a9a77 result of his actions. Yet, these needless fragments 23c117a33d of dissatisfaction kept swirling 9f9455ab78 within him. Was it because a8c49363a2 he had seen ea2721d2d6 Baek Sunwoo’s smile 3ff687ec1c up close several 28dd81324d times at the 7b49f5dee9 training center? Was that why not f0b40b7265 seeing him smile for a412a35348 just a week felt dc43ffe06e so frustrating?126e6eb5b9c69424

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Ultimately, Gijun deliberately ef067ed79a moved to a dadd538133 different spot to 54db715dcb look at the d5807f6981 materials.e8352cd7ed12ee53

The investigation into ed7a885201 Link conducted by 1bd31adc44 H.N. was nearly complete. They had restored and 11c01394b6 reviewed all the CCTV 08559137ca footage from the training 485398d9c5 center and analyzed the 70bde8d68f vast amount of data 44c73ba750 in the basement. Though they 37390f4297 had anticipated 45037f29ed months of cc6693f0d3 work, the cba4310593 progress was 8134ae1899 swift.2daaf74a24c79e7d

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More time was aacc9c51d6 needed to investigate e3104eeeb1 the detailed background 0d0ef37bf8 and track down 18504133e6 any remaining members 26ccbac0c8 of Link, but c940281eaa they had uncovered 3dc46d5faa about 90% of 2b23f98068 the school trip f1bb3d495d incident. Hae Gijun and b1263c65e7 Baek Sunwoo’s role 564c04e236 was to confirm d3f06374d1 the findings before 13bffc9533 H.N. made a public announcement.77867a7494807da6

They spent 76b9d6c374 about three df0bf0dd9e to four 802eed2f76 hours in e2314da1e4 the investigation 2143962222 room.a37e37bec6035459

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As time passed, Gijun’s cfc0a0490c expression changed subtly. It wasn’t because Baek e4a0c1b808 Sunwoo was chatting and d9d1e7543d laughing with the members 762c1f18db frequently. Though it played a 144f1f6063 small part, what really 6337f966f8 concerned Gijun was something 56c93f54e5 else.d0eaf725453107e8

H.N.’s systematic analysis and 0499b88329 the investigations by senior 52508934c5 ability users had revealed c400601540 a great deal. They had pieced 803e5d1062 together the broken 4c5f1c6ead stone tablets in e8c58b453a the training center c62f137d86 using mana resonance, 8c0a2d3363 investigated other otherworldly 9eaf5e3108 objects in the b8e459eef8 basement, and even 34ca4f58e2 speculated almost perfectly a1add20532 about the power 68a7a348cf of the otherworld c8c20e9bba based on the 6e7a17277c remaining traces. H.N. had uncovered more than 3d2c64074f Gijun had known.504bbcd4fbe68534

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Surely they wouldn’t 295e7d7380 discover the repeated ce8d9f81ac regressions, right? Gijun felt a 4967789d90 bit uneasy but 72efec80eb didn’t show it. He doubted b03b62c5a1 they would f85788504f notice, but b51c66830f just in 17f464776a case, he d3662dc690 answered all 8d08508fe8 related questions 460fa4d056 vaguely.9032bde624f1894e

“The otherworld seems to have the power to simulate and control the future using souls as ingredients…”cad1b6c52ed7ea56

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H.N.’s head, 39c3e94431 Han Seolwon, 16d8840bb2 murmured while 98860eb922 staring at 10203ce61c the documents.425f4a976609a890

“Perhaps it can change 6117822376 not just the future 561de34b3e but even the recent 14c098b66e past.”96e0fff5543e48ba

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“Turning back time? How could 08c109edc4 that be 2e6e33baa3 possible?”f4a043e7f873923c

“Strange things eca7eb6c23 happen where 4e83a41ae7 the portal 944bdfa4e7 opens. It’s a place where 627371f81e even dead students came 2a957b34b9 back to life.”253c833717909871

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Despite Shin Seungmin’s dismissal, 2bc87d2757 Han Seolwon spoke calmly, 6da7ecf112 looking at Hae Gijun d2a30000ed and Baek Sunwoo. It was the 7563d7299e same look he 6c5e6774e0 had when Gijun 1035c10a53 explained how he eef26960fc escaped the training 794f2e1c0a center.68f59c0e0292e019

Gijun maintained a calm 4f36464f78 expression. He didn’t dcc39b0210 react to 6ea18c197a Han Seolwon’s d2e4baba86 words. It was better cda642a90e to appear uninterested 4f8c41196b than to engage 1e150c8606 and risk revealing d83ef5c8c8 something. So he just flipped f6bbd5071f through the documents in e986298218 front of him, occasionally 1a04c0f71a glancing at Baek Sunwoo.650c247a1be64459

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He wondered if Baek Sunwoo might not act convincingly because of the head’s presence…eca87e87dace51f3

“Hey, are you okay? Are you sick?”589bcfa30f961b18

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Seeing Baek 6349b4ac4e Sunwoo’s pale c84c12b2b7 face, Gijun 226cab0925 was alarmed. He stepped forward ec21a07e49 to grab his ce0ca70c29 arm, but Baek 60a1849bce Sunwoo subtly turned c18b3c21a5 away.7a09c85ea2f10396

“…No. Just a bit, just a bit tired.”58d97bf14cb8c90e

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As soon as 05fe548572 his fingertips brushed 82f3f45501 against the fabric, c1b9b7ab55 Baek Sunwoo took c5ec4d6efb a step back. It was clear he 65f292b10e was avoiding contact. Gijun stood 41ff1aed75 there, unable b6b228a2e4 to retract bb39f99547 his outstretched 4826fc52b6 hand, staring 34c106a6ae at the bf469495f0 distance that a1ee527d95 had formed 6fe3a0a324 between them.18fb2c3b182144ce

“…”659feaf6ffd0be5e

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A strange silence 653c4911a7 settled between them, 9f8cafb379 broken by Shin e7c608bddf Seungmin’s loud fussing. He insisted they had ae19f71cff kept them too long 9f3d2683dd and urged them to 4372ff4db9 go home and rest.f51370ddd0506c60

Other H.N. members also 02f1ca814e expressed their 1df767558e concern for 5f6951b425 Baek Sunwoo. Gijun watched ad219d7641 as they 567d10b65a patted Baek 1ab55b8091 Sunwoo’s shoulder.5f12b0ff21bd8d40

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When they finally 6994d9b120 returned home, it 8c7d55b7fc was 11 PM.c1c0bb5a361bb57c

Baek Sunwoo immediately went 2bc76b195b into his room, and 4fd72a15cc Gijun, whose room was 57ec286b47 near the entrance, could 1b6bc8562e only watch his retreating 8f7235079f figure. Lately, Baek 37d0b3506b Sunwoo had 80537cedb0 been sleeping e2dd5a1217 a lot, e58dc7cf79 so staying ad175eb394 up this 2a83d484ef late must c58a2d3a25 have been 8116e74214 exhausting. He seemed to be 56518e611d sleeping up to 12 02bfae29af hours a day.0255cb5332c885db

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“…Yeah, he must be tired…”d01080fa736f9015

Gijun tossed 8d22cd1c5b and turned f4268aee82 in bed. He didn’t need aef0a4e3bf to say it 5a85b8102e out loud, but 2827c8e421 it felt like 290c770fef he was trying f53a39f572 to reassure himself.d9a4bd68c6705f22

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A needless 700dc74d21 sense of 5c46ee2836 injustice kept 93c08dc718 rising. He hadn’t f36feaff28 even grabbed fa5f94156f his hand 3c4a257eec or touched 3fb244339f his face, 6075b23097 just tried 8bdce756cd to hold d3cd22673c his arm, 4f88c4946c yet he 93ee2918a5 avoided it. It wasn’t even cc6c8229a6 skin contact. He couldn’t help c47ef3e082 but recall how 9c6dc9e6df the H.N. members had d77ce62fc3 patted and eaf73cc29b even ruffled c279cf5f08 his hair cef349079c at the fa75d37129 end.0212becc4a854115

Isn’t it normal to 2339ab923f worry about a friend 7a8459a001 this much? Maybe they weren’t friends, a06b95cc57 but still, Baek Sunwoo’s 3cab064584 face had been pale 6944d9e60e enough for anyone to 27bc52bc5c be concerned. Just as he was 42dc13c89c thinking it was a a2e7e0f32c human reaction, Gijun felt a2aaaa22b1 a bit self-loathing.f4901afd322cbe56

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If he couldn’t b8a69e3c6a reciprocate Baek Sunwoo’s 9d5795157b feelings, he should 0232a73db2 respect the distance 7b4c30b2f3 Baek Sunwoo had 4c4928c5e0 set and not a6628dd3cc cross the line.d40c63dfce8c3771

Repeating this 4889cd3c52 to himself, 81c96974a0 Gijun decided 9b7b9d9713 to sleep. But after tossing e7c85f9de6 and turning a 8635f6d1cf few more times, db7c768c1b he finally got 7dccdb3df4 up to drink 9bf4cfaf42 some cold water.e61ff4497d44c2ce

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“Ha…”bed9e38fd0103842

It was ff4e352478 already 2 61d4ef56a1 AM.b2fe1629c5248d14

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Moving quietly, Gijun db440e52e3 went to the 6b738cd5ba kitchen and drank 32917b0eb5 water from the 1b18025c64 fridge. His gaze unconsciously 2dadd39324 drifted to Baek 3c967f2599 Sunwoo’s room next e22a0dcb06 to the kitchen.21df1bce6e1e9178

Just as b4ad4a1f89 he thought e1b73fed66 he must de6cb4247d be sleeping 749a20b38d soundly.806a4b8e9c14b3e0

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“…Ugh… sob…”944aa6f47019d0d8

A faint sound b2c809e7ce came from beyond 077eb491c0 the door. It was a 51c52c7673 fleeting sound, but 39e1e8100a Gijun held his 41a374fcc0 breath and focused f9f61dfe9a on it. Slowly, he 824105676d walked towards a545f05ebb Baek Sunwoo’s 405ff4b0db door. The intermittent sounds resembled df636fcb2e sobbing.f6e01a75c6d976a4

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“…Baek Sunwoo?”8e554cf256767c65

Though he had dafbd42a81 never entered this f5ff7ce19f room since moving bc92e87d5c in, the sound 39c3f688de of crying made d13a7c980b Gijun open the 13940b869b door.c7a79d82a962f50a

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He found 81e31ab8c1 Baek Sunwoo 1ec11d670a curled up 72fc3ec7c2 in bed, d52be47964 trembling.74cb34538d220cc9

Though the room 2cb9e94179 was dark, Gijun 106bf26d7f could see him f22aaaf9e8 clearly. The sight of b7362f07e8 him sweating and f2331956f4 sobbing was shocking. It looked like 36865dbf20 he was having f2b34dbe4e a nightmare.28c3752ae0e0f61b

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Gijun approached him 8df14ed200 slowly. Had the 13b62eddf5 CCTV footage 662e05f609 from the 6a259d4dc7 training center 44fb679f4c triggered him, 5458a0d2a1 or had 499086ee34 he been 6a5e9bbca6 having nightmares 301a083c9a every night? Without looking into 1e91fbf49c his dreams, Gijun 67b9e24429 guessed he was 81dd69a56d reliving the school 5a2a1e0f3e trip.49cb9c121f153ee4

“…No, ugh, no, Gijun…”f843755915f5c142

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Hearing his c5e296243e name, Gijun 9886a5f007 realized what 4d628541ae situation Baek 6f684ff47d Sunwoo was 6f3a7925c6 in. The first time 12e3ba39da he had died 9d3f975387 in front of 90bdf03464 Baek Sunwoo.e634974b7c4f982e

Feeling a cc58d6478f sense of 5d1ae04dae helplessness, Gijun 07bbb286bd grabbed Baek 897c9c3a03 Sunwoo’s arm. He thought he should b334c13492 wake him up and ac889e230a moved closer.51335b080bf6ee3c

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— Whoosh77c72d282986c724

Baek Sunwoo grabbed 4d6846ef26 his hand and 244b8a240a pulled him in.d50309de973efad4

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Startled, Gijun almost screamed 13e85aceab but managed to hold 8cb6565ed5 it in. Instinctively trying not to f506ad0f2a fall and not wanting 52aabfa244 to hurt Baek Sunwoo, 40ae6d3289 he ended up almost 353fa5896a covering him.b34e6ff2a4c1ed3c

Baek Sunwoo’s unfocused d37d4ab418 light brown eyes df6bb98794 slowly appeared between 8c5792e003 his eyelids, looking ad7e01a73b up at Gijun. As Gijun 84557711b6 stood there, 2279220537 unable to 6088f93860 speak.8dd1d51b15c8f6d8

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“Gijun…”5cb919f751ec1856

Baek Sunwoo wrapped his 364b934ded arms around Gijun’s shoulders fd63f6c103 and pulled him down. Unable to e6acb644c6 resist, Gijun 2d055af062 ended up edc222c13b half-embracing Baek 15e774a30a Sunwoo.309383017b312437

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Looking down at Baek Sunwoo, who clung to his warmth, Gijun felt a bit dazed. After all the times he had pushed him away, this was unexpected…c191c8d146b68df5

Baek Sunwoo was still 837e6495b7 wandering between dream and 8f4e12bc39 reality. Occasionally groaning 68c28a4b98 in distress, bba0209d5d he scratched 17fb6a9741 his neck adf1cc97ae with his 5a21183b90 nails. Only then did Gijun 53ba783bb3 realize why Baek Sunwoo d03f0a8f52 had insisted on wearing aaa4291aaa turtlenecks. It wasn’t just 2686e1397c to hide from 91f7a47e60 his gaze.987b4eaf3174c7b0

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Baek Sunwoo’s neck was 3549203c76 covered in scars.5007ff14a993e1f4

Seeing this, Gijun 41e6b6f9e5 felt a shock. Whether it was 3b88a03bfb the experience of 177e9b3e53 being stabbed in cdcb42d1fb the neck or 18d705f414 losing someone in fcc7d29658 his dreams that 2b420b9d0c made him scratch 658236947e his neck, he d247304ecf couldn’t tell.0523c537c9ae0cfc

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In a strange mood, Gijun silently wiped the cold sweat from Baek Sunwoo’s face. He gently used his sleeve, occasionally brushing his hair back, like soothing a frightened child with soft “shhh” sounds escaping his lips.216a10f87021d5fb

It took several 7b89526c28 minutes before Baek 16d0988539 Sunwoo came to cad272375f his senses.28fde2ea9a9ea4e9

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“…!”064ab041bd86cfba

His now-clear eyes widened. At first, he seemed to think the situation before him was a dream, his expression dazed. But when Gijun quietly asked, “Are you awake?” he jolted in surprise.33d24457c317836d

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He barely managed to a6b4def178 move his lips, almost dcc4afd8c2 unable to breathe properly, 64b94decf0 and finally muttered an 15a8e95e88 apology.e44918171544bf26

“S-sorry.”4622b9f21f44a575

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“What are 34ffc09ea8 you sorry 908a5ed401 for?”e10011286e406ae3

“For grabbing you… Sorry, it must have been uncomfortable.”83ef55434b2e3b43

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He spoke 23028d2526 as he 76b0cc62b9 let go f5ea26c138 of Gijun’s 2ace7e6af3 arm, which 09d4d9bd9d he had 0417f88744 been holding 57350aec28 tightly. Trying to cautiously move 7ae7d02166 away, saying he could 69b1da470d leave now, Gijun held 041b484217 him back. His sigh fda814bbeb was soft.f9527f612eb8aa96

“It’s fine, I’m not ceeec50f61 uncomfortable.”591d20d06138a5c3

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“But…”c7dadee654e38452

“Is what 34f13577c3 I’m doing 44c31a06ad making you cb6e01c00b uncomfortable?”21923e76eb06a690

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“No!”eb505e93e36072bd

Baek Sunwoo hastily 2dcd53933e denied it. He seemed to 64ad45061b want to say 3647a92fc7 that none of a5c871f757 Gijun’s actions were 8df2475897 uncomfortable but couldn’t 95c234a3bf quite bring himself 519962c045 to say it, 84c19b7a4e just moving his 347eaafb20 lips. He was obviously c46fd3a136 worried his words eba92a15ce might be burdensome.f4153891a6de108a

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Gijun felt a strange 581ce52032 frustration. He knew da69e783b3 Baek Sunwoo 958cb51869 was kind abf47e60d1 and considerate, a1e2cd1e32 but he 1502a22744 didn’t realize 380ecd5fb3 he would fb47aa0c19 be this ee373433e3 mindful. Was it 2d221b74e9 his nature 667c86ac83 combined with a859d6dcc7 his parents’ 48b9279dde last words 342ee10981 that made 54a1f15ae3 him suppress d9011a6f18 his feelings e7463d24d2 so much? Or was 6cbd21265d it just 3ccf24c1e1 his feelings ef76d6c8d3 that made 77b3a0d53f him feel 8909dd7d6c so small?94e638ebeafeb803

Baek Sunwoo 90e61a602a had told d0731e5584 him not 50351a4db6 to feel 7916fab098 guilty, but 5ff3a8ef17 it seemed 7afaca3fd9 he was 8198e98dae the one 958ee4c009 feeling guilty. He worried his actions 00bbd31d40 might burden Gijun, and aeb5a6c0c9 his feelings might be 6e4973edcb a weight on him.71a659778e7b1d23

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Though Baek Sunwoo was 391327bee7 no longer groaning in 6526f6cfc0 pain, cold sweat still 240f1caa43 occasionally formed on his 35806b5b36 forehead. Gijun pressed his sleeve a64cc8e672 against it and sighed 0a20780c01 as he asked,4f34f0c1f1938ba4

“You did this to 196f1e6108 save me and ended 4b717310b5 up like this. Aren’t you fb6e1ae714 angry at 3af91b076e me?”e15f00ca6c152edf

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Though Baek Sunwoo had cfe7e9268c been tormented by nightmares bab5e40030 of the school trip, 08fa18c9ec he hadn’t shown it. It wasn’t anger at 1cccb5010a him but at himself 84ee0d780f for not noticing. He should have been 202cf93b51 more attentive, knowing Baek ef9cdb2bb5 Sunwoo had died ten c62b29d344 times and couldn’t be 2a414c1550 fine.e3b08410570c4c42

“You could have 816eb5d1c2 demanded I repay cc5952fc43 you for your 7405a91612 death.”2cc7e33876366d6d

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“I didn’t save you 84eded0da2 to burden you.”86e4c46d10b21971

“Who gives their soul b9893e25dc without expecting anything in ffdcde7adc return? And more than d3fead8cb9 once.”e3ea103d1dd709c5

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Gijun spoke with a fa98b1090d slightly angry voice. He wasn’t b90671edd1 sure if f75b2787e5 he was 9c3a94c1ff scolding Baek 9096b2a5bf Sunwoo for 1ebe840e9b being too 9aa28d62d7 selfless or 2d2a030489 blaming himself.1bb5c2f9d23dcdef

“And after going through 91b400dfd8 all that, why pretend fc4b4a0f6c nothing’s wrong? Shouldn’t you blame me a5f1a9f539 or hold me accountable?”932511c0766d9a7f

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As he d569e7bdc2 poured out b542d05592 his frustration, d7bd34d7c1 Baek Sunwoo 6bfc4291be looked at f45e198a32 him with c29ed03269 slightly tearful a78aa9c522 eyes. Already damp c851cf5c10 from his 5633c63e80 nightmare, his 8903df6e39 eyes glistened. It wasn’t until then 696a4b76eb that Gijun realized he 120ab85d8a had spoken harshly and f2aac8ac0c moved to apologize.4ea67de7e16daeec

Baek Sunwoo clutched the b8f3edfbc4 blanket tightly and spoke,8b01110d035d235b

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“Then… will you take responsibility?”3b7e12ede26ce80a

His voice 51c3762551 was soft fd37ad0b3e and trembling, 75bccbd6a1 his eyes 16f6ea977d red. After crying, 04d3b41dfe his voice 143fdf49e3 quivered with e20d4ff8ac a watery 08f59303ba tone.28800eae83e22a59

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For a e6798139c6 moment, Hae b40432d1e1 Gijun froze.563879adc05f75bb

He couldn’t say fddfc3d34d anything and just a2b96f1c79 stared at Baek 9b23ddf0fc Sunwoo. His lips didn’t move, e41d63691b and he didn’t even de95d553ea blink, just looking at 25a91afb3a him with a blank 7a1d1f03f4 expression.43458a120bb0eb94

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Finally, Baek Sunwoo 7b6fdf5868 covered his face 62cc2b142b with the blanket a24050b71f and apologized.fe91a8af3f0d50d9

“Sorry, I misspoke…”a7fc62984036d073

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“…”b1ca86f636b2c975

“I’m okay now, so you don’t need to worry anymore…”6750f53dda3b3a56

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His mumbling voice 734d2ec7c0 was very soft. Gijun continued to d289f17903 look at the 769f3d10af blanket, then after f2aaed2e3d a while, he 57950f40d9 got up from 3562eab37d the bed. His footsteps were d8994cddae quiet as he 277ef31380 left Baek Sunwoo’s 76c8f0dad3 room.e343cc9deaf6083e

— Creak…811daeb7f02e7447

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But as soon 40469c94b5 as he closed b29b0e5d4a the door, Gijun 0422f1755f slid to the 0ebecc75d8 floor. Leaning against the door, 804a6fe82f his legs gave out, 891ae18235 and he sat down, c9ca392b25 covering his mouth with 74b275b9a4 trembling hands.e2bd46d51cc485e0

“…What?”b729405b880994dd

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The moment he 4e4c55b312 heard those words d87b8cdb21 from Baek Sunwoo, 61821cede8 his mind seemed f5a7c85e6a to break down. That scene d6eb04475f stuck in f1de7aba80 his head. The red 8bb4949c9f eyes, tearful 40055acd55 gaze, wet e20415b41f eyelashes, trembling e9f784103f voice. These thoughts kept 6d626e173d swirling in his 4543c5364d mind.b7225edc1d467035

Even the cf6164b3a1 pleading tone 67290aa92e asking if 6ec87a03c1 he would ac0fbf752e take responsibility.b379d78969be2ffc

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His heart dropped. He thought 16d8fd6d49 it was 5e70e618e4 just a 04e8c525e1 momentary shock, 55f67045db but as a5d97f693e soon as 45f4d43732 he left 66481d14fa the room, ba32f59ab3 his heart c5c77f27a4 started pounding 45460914fe wildly. It felt like it 9b342d4ca3 was plummeting and then d70d629ed0 shooting up repeatedly.5b5281455109d62a

Instinctively, Gijun knew e78fcfdeb7 he shouldn’t dwell fbfd343e51 on it, but 5d4f329289 the moment he 6633fa8e87 thought that, the 8af22cdc0a scene replayed in cf9dadb650 his mind. The more 6f8c640a43 time passed, 10a0ec0e73 the clearer 8437cef97b and more a1a513072c vivid each 6d85eda799 detail became.f1b79d6c51a1173d

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Was it 1024a439bd because he f52b912532 had cradled 8a32b8022b Baek Sunwoo’s 8b91de6856 feverish face? Had that d71a72ac87 heat transferred c1d46eb56d to him? Gijun covered his mouth d47cec6a0f with the back of 92af368ac9 his hand, dazedly questioning ab30447ea6 himself.58fd96ef0e179dd6

“What is this…?”1de1d3fd9c3f308f

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His face 3dcb3aa452 turned bright 3af445b9df red.b2fb4321f7bb10fd