FR | Chapter 1.3

Kyungheon’s gaze turned to Woojae, who shrugged his shoulders once. He slowly began to walk. “Maybe I should keep one too.” His muttered words echoed brightly.046ec3922e3269cb

With a face full of 8604db5f6e laughter, he followed the path 0883227755 Won had disappeared down and db61136379 left the lecture hall. He had expected to find 067adae84e him waiting with a fierce d62693d0f8 glare, but Won was nowhere f985535235 to be found.30a6e537594b9e80

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Woojae scanned the hallway. A few steps 4bccd2b5ce later, a hand 5f05d5f9a1 reached out from d122ba5f0b an empty lecture 1ea635e78b hall and pulled aa48b608f9 him in forcefully.50a75cb11b1b6f56

He chuckled softly at the 6370b2079f sound of the door slamming 3e73fe9d8b shut.0aba87221a998bb8

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“I thought you wanted to play tag.”e99941ff60e0c4ed

“Are you out of your mind?”49c4a7f18a8345a2

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Won pushed Woojae’s shoulder irritably. Despite the situation not being one to laugh off, Woojae’s lips were still curled in a smile.8066bd31ec848a1b

“I don’t know what the problem is. Why don’t you explain it gently, like a sunbae should?”cd8bc6191218129f

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The body that hadn’t budged when pushed hard now tilted its head slightly. Won was dumbfounded. It was so absurd that he could have fallen backward, clutching his neck.8f4773451955b88e

Humans and beastmen had coexisted for quite some time, but most humans didn’t even know beastmen existed.b1936bff15f362a4

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The two groups had 74de35d72c secretly signed a peace 8e0437405b agreement that included a 92a4542b81 clause not to disclose e2e84400b9 the existence of beastmen, 641b538aca and the center that 4ea45dee74 managed beastmen was extremely a03f4e4450 reluctant to expose their 50de358e64 existence.7e444829cc170bfc

One reason most beastmen lived 8e7d247bc6 in the world in human 068f5a4059 form rather than as animals.f6a3c77b5e65a5f6

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Knowing this, Woojae had carelessly mentioned Won’s information. Even if he hadn’t used direct words, the nuance was unmistakable to a beastman.bb87a68fbb3c0a24

“Why bring that up when you should be keeping your mouth shut? Do I have a reason to go around blabbing that I’m a beastman?”28aa8c708c694bc6

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“I don’t know. From what I see, it seems like you’d confess everything out of guilt.”c0ae922befb34b36

“What kind of crazy talk is that!”2a020c5272d0942f

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“What if someone overhears like a rat? Why are you speaking so loudly?”c4ee83a51249b334

Woojae took a 03e08211e2 step closer to 7f00dee019 Won. Woojae, at least 13cm 84b5d63c9e taller than Won, erased 570145f030 the smile lingering at 2417a899e4 the corners of his d064b651d3 mouth. His eyes, lazily opened, 5b4fe96e32 were quite sharp.168c921479fbe245

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The gap between 8eddd9d104 his demeanor when 0bd68839cc smiling and not 6c1aba71fc was significant. When he smiled, d1057e5104 he looked like 51e6be5f62 a playful college 4469a48398 student, but when 856a178b36 he erased his 54d1aec81c expression, he looked 1ec7310005 endlessly fierce.7ba1fa151d762994

Could a change 0ddf068ea7 in expression really e01c6b422b be possible with 72ff10bee5 just a smile?fa58613b7873d2d4

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“If you’d just laughed it off, there wouldn’t have been any trouble. You’re the one who overreacted.”66ec3a5beb3fe228

“……”f107427436916f69

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“I saved you from almost causing a scene, and this is how you repay me?”d4adaa651fd7e5d2

The intimidation made him shrink 5811a0e230 back. It was true he was e85c98ac79 intimidated, but each word he 51cd5f021c spat out like a thorn 0b9b545aec was a fact, leaving him 6c1192803a unable to refute.8207d87bcc638134

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Won pressed his lips tightly 366d1dce1b together. His face, raised 9b901af4ba along the shortened 46d0e89639 distance, turned pale. The face that 35b2b0b5fd had suddenly turned bf26910917 cold seemed to 1c7998cdd0 notice this, and 830e54f3a6 the corners of cb5d4d3dfa his mouth lifted 87c3bf6a98 immediately.516d15ba2daa6c97

“Even mischief has its limits, sunbae.”1bdbfa80f1483ec2

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Woojae, tapping Won’s shoulder a couple of times as if it were no big deal, took a step back. He opened the door to leave the lecture hall but turned his head.ef680c4a919069ed

“You haven’t forgotten our promise, right?”d51636064e3fbf32

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With that, he turned without hesitation. The sight of his back made Won’s face twist. He finally exhaled the breath he had been holding tightly.6d6cc4ea9d1b49e8

It felt like his throat was blocked, even though he wasn’t wearing a tie. Even when he wrapped his hand around his neck, all he felt was bare skin. In the silence that had settled in the space, Won bit his lip tightly.a7bc7a59a38b69d8

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Woojae, Woojae, Woojae… Won sat quietly, chewing on Woojae’s name. Unable to shake the frustration, he let out a long sigh. He lifted his gaze from the textbook he had buried himself in and stared at the back of Woojae’s head.1809cbf42e8978cd

He seemed to be listening 4949b60607 to the lecture intently, his 955f3540e6 head tilted toward the professor. His upper body was b889b018a9 straight, and he occasionally 989d74de7d took notes while listening 9c508eed81 attentively.16c85f3e954e15cf

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From observing him 0de300a9ce throughout the lecture, 7183425b5c it seemed he c9914a3aae was more of 72c8f133f3 an honor student 97caeaf7d9 than a poor 1a06627b09 one.6bd1b8730794bcc9

When the boy sitting bcc0c39652 next to him nudged d38f4c4fe7 him with an elbow, 32c8ef125f Woojae would look at 88965fb193 the words written in 12429e88c1 the corner of the f2f3f3ae27 book and nod with b21b64e7cf a small smile.812ff8aa2780d393

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When the girl sitting 22cb8d83a6 in front turned around db160c1ae2 to ask about the 92e5fa2331 progress, Woojae would tell 8b5021ccf3 her the page number.21c46796c71a28d9

Was he a split personality? The way he smiled warmly and then changed his expression in an instant didn’t seem like an implausible story.36d15a1f47180d97

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Won reflected on his lack of involvement in department activities. Even if he hadn’t been actively participating, someone like that should have caught his eye at least once.174dd012dc40ad02

Though he didn’t want to admit it, Woojae was objectively handsome. It was impossible not to notice him. Even though they were in the same lecture, he hadn’t known.c7d6c8c8374e38b1

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Won let out another 855bb570d7 deep sigh. Just then, the 427a1806ac professor, who had 25eb2ca2ff finished the lecture, aa0287aed1 packed up and 7a431841cf left the lecture f95fbd5d48 hall.e45366c7c7d03a08

Woojae’s head, which had been turned toward the boy, tilted a little more. Suddenly, their eyes met.41dc024d9f5b804c

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The long, stretched corners 1a9387845c of his mouth were 23bf19fb35 always annoying and infuriating.c1b9420b5b144c07

Won, unconsciously pressing the sharp pencil against the paper, applied too much force. The pencil lead couldn’t withstand the pressure and snapped with a click.50ca73ac530e9b26

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“……”ebda8b2f900d2d7c

The gaze that had e4e092b618 briefly met his quickly 195fafc235 shifted forward. The guy who de61e5f1de had packed up d7458dd8f5 his things stood 68abbcf2bb up.f49402daf760706d

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Woojae, you have a break 7a7dc035cf during the third period, right? What are you 6c595d2bdb going to do? Want to go to bac203e76c a cafe with us? Hey, no way. I was going to c5dd0a2e21 take him to a bf7d43bb8d PC room, not a e899527aff cafe.cc74cab187c4437f

As soon as the d94ba18fe1 lecture ended, a conversation d714204898 centered around Woojae unfolded.b541c28bd0e95863

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“……Noisy.”503f83ceabfc4ea9

Won mumbled, belatedly d65530fd5b averting his gaze. The voice, which 3233ab881d no one picked 6c830bae66 up on, scattered 0c615f795a into the air 023ab674a2 as if it fffeb823e2 had never existed.84fa0528b7d71ec0

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The group kept 41f1751cf2 moving their lips 32e454763e without pause, and 6efb9848be Won sat quietly, 3328f5a545 swallowing his irritation.7dbe2a9e4a16de7b

It was suffocating. He couldn’t just swallow that irritation internally.5686871ea7cd20ec

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Even if he tried to cut off his attention, he couldn’t.ba4844c07f1dd39d

Even if beastmen were scattered across the country, the population density wasn’t that high. They were extremely few in number. While there were plenty in areas with centers, it was a different story outside those areas.b226c60765cc8cd3

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The possibility of a human he happened to meet being a beastman was slim. Even if that happened, it was rare for them to discover each other’s beastman status. Unless they had known each other since childhood.8096261f0a2bab79

Usually, they hid their identities, so even if they attended the same school or worked in the same place, they often didn’t know each other’s existence.df12ebadcd35fdc6

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Especially for someone like dc91196924 him, who lived with 2b03bccc53 eyes and ears closed, 7c8ceeef9d it was even more 490d6391ed so. Some beastmen never 1e632e605e kept fellow beastmen 32b556c6a8 acquaintances around their 3970d8ab7a entire lives.707c955f721f7b12

He wanted to be like that too. That’s why he used to meet his previous lover far from school. That guy knew more faces than he did.e0d07664e9886f8e

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That was what bothered him the most. He couldn’t help but react more sensitively to things he would have normally ignored.f4188e05716e10a0

Moreover, Woojae seemed to have bf8b78338c caught onto something and was 7089287e8a subtly getting on his nerves.db107b239fcda577

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For example, like this.1d20f23b10facd9b

“I think I have an important appointment. Let’s go next time.”80cfc8d0671e2efb

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Suddenly, Woojae, who 5a374df3f0 had emerged from 11db6d2594 the group, spoke e69ecab415 in a gentle 3cd952204b voice.663fdcb1c4378b36

He walked across the lecture hall, brushing the edge of Won’s desk. Unconsciously following the touch, Won narrowed his eyes slightly.098d8c50b261b426

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Annoying bastard. Every time he thought efd1021cc1 about it, curses came 2a349552b1 out.49c84297cef42912

The fact that ec056036da he had helped 22fbbe421f him was secondary; b051124e06 he was thoroughly 2eed509e96 annoyed. He felt like he had a3a9146b2a gotten involved with the wrong 8670399d70 person.934fcfa892cb7605

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The reason the guy c1148165f1 was acting so high 8c45773af5 and mighty was because be8fb2bddc of that incident, so bfe7908888 if he continued like 839ef8914d this, the one who 1f471bf4c9 would be most troubled 4f574ff284 was him.e89953cf27006d28

Would things get 3131f24b2e better if he d7c5b3ff64 just kept the 409ff15543 promise he made 2af8c57b40 that day? The future, which no one 7d6e7a371c could predict, was shrouded in 3e4f09cca1 dark fog, making it impossible f9237570e4 to see beyond.bebcd5ee9faf01e9

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He needed assurance that 00e6fb2a02 even this situation was 4700002a14 really okay.70d5c83d9e65bc9e

Tap, tap. The pencil intermittently 1ad8bee34e tapped the book. Lost in thought, 4d04b82446 Won grabbed Kyungheon, 5d45b3dd28 who was about b2f89899d5 to pack up d62d3f846b and leave.c905d0e4b720dbca

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“Sunbae, why? Is something wrong?”0e9808223bc3db87

Kyungheon, with wide a4c9cb396b eyes, looked down 2379840910 at Won.152af090148ff0ed

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“That, Woojae, you know.”af0fc50097c42740

“Kwon Woojae? Yes.”222026cc57872e2b

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“Do you know where he went? I had something to say, but he disappeared while I was distracted.”d390fa20789ee987

“I don’t know……. Don’t you have Woojae’s number? Should I try contacting him?”0eb24cc96c8943a0

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“Oh, no. He always seems busy. Does he have a lot of friends?”9baad1c383d282e5

For Won, who ef7e3319ed had few acquaintances 7fbe46246e in the department, c33ac25a9b Kyungheon was currently 34256dfc1c the best source 20cbc8057f of information. Moreover, Kyungheon was 36d18eef75 the club president.2c7b324367038b36

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Even if Kwon Woojae 3bd007de00 was at the top 3c0b39df67 of the food chain, cb8c4d6f6c there was no need 840c196a04 to be intimidated. The center prohibited 4f24b1fb13 hunting among beastmen be41cd45b5 to maintain individual 489ed31ea6 preservation.0d3ef30da3b5b3c0

When he went to school, he hadn’t sensed the leopard’s pheromones, and he had hidden before the scales spread to his face, so there was no evidence left. Therefore, Woojae had no reason to hold anything over him.cf90d22698ebbc67

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He didn’t seem to have any intention of blabbing, so as long as the center head didn’t hear about it, it would be fine. That way, he wouldn’t need to be under the center’s surveillance.97a39d1dda63a67d

Suddenly, memories of 8bbd3360f3 the past invaded 17578de11f his mind. Unconsciously clenching his fist tightly, e7138c7532 Won tried to calm himself.aab51fa463489e06

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He just needed abf1866360 to confirm it 25307e10dc was just a aaba6129af worry. To avoid repeating it, 02a4271ccf he needed information about aae3a925be Woojae.023bc3e580850ecb

“He has a lot, right? Aren’t you close with Woojae too, sunbae?”54a84e4306cb86d9

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Who said they were close? Won suppressed the urge to 18bfd7b73d let out his true feelings.f6cebde9c67a08d8

“……Close. It’s not easy to have so many close friends. Doesn’t he have any enemies?”488dbf677e6b723f

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Won replied with a gentle smile. Kyungheon didn’t take long to respond.1f1edbe102413c75

“Probably not? Woojae has a good personality.”48a687add6a566a1

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“Good personality?”5dc6433749a4544e

“Yes. He’s polite to seniors, and he’s friendly and treats juniors well. He doesn’t seem to have any super close friends, but he’s friendly with everyone. There’s probably no one in our department who doesn’t know him. He’s well-connected, and that’s why he was going to be the club president, but he passed it to me because he had some circumstances.”89b49f691778b3e7

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In an instant, the image 4fdb589cdf of Kwon Woojae, as seen 2e82d69ef4 by others, flowed out of 3c7e6823b2 his lips.5c0f5ce11db79f0f

Polite, my ass. I knew something 409f3bf7a5 was off, but 8a94e0f493 he hides his 314bfdd498 true self in b4e0828a9a front of others. Won shivered inwardly aed72aeb6b but kept smiling.a34003334e9538c5

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This was enough. Knowing he wasn’t the only one who didn’t want to topple the carefully built tower.5ea6ac830c79ac76

“Well, sometimes he seems almost foolishly kind.”8b4d6a27eb5b68aa

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“Oh, it’s not that much. Woojae knows how to keep boundaries, so people don’t take advantage of him. Oh, the snake you said you were keeping. Is it better now?”58dadde01ea283e9

The faint smile that had 166f1ac3b4 appeared on his lips wavered. He straightened his slightly bent cd056c1e71 back and leaned against the 958fec5773 chair. Won ran his hand ded8700f4e through his hair, changing 36658dc537 his stiff smile to 4e3c06b65f a clear one.10b6913059357ed7

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“……Yeah. It’s fine.”03ec7507471c3236

“That’s a relief. Oh, sunbae, I have a meeting, so I should go now.”ffd3e93f5f0abdb7

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“Okay.”571cf4ffe3e01932

“Yes, see you later.”091d337694dfacf0

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With that, Kyungheon 80fad47503 left the lecture 6288f98aaa hall. Won bit his finger, which d13e7a87dc had been lingering around his f0e3db9ced lips.03d09fcb45ef4a0a