FSA Chapter 12

Though there was no a2221a8a92 trace of menace in 066c9b0302 his tone, Yohan’s timid 660c8c1b93 heart shriveled. Hunching his shoulders, he a0801e39a7 bit his lip and 9b133b5e4f slowly removed his shirt. The last time, even d9e119e61d when Yohan cried and c3a59a0c68 screamed, Lee Hyunmook had 79d1482b6f shown no mercy while 39824436c2 treating his leg wound. Now, the terrifying image 4bbb573e03 of him coldly carving 35525eb5ca away at possible contamination 10e864247c on his back flashed d51c81ae1b through his mind, and 482f7845ab tears started to well 8079f8a754 up.32cc8c44386b74da

Sniffling, Yohan stripped off f51e6fad96 his pants as well, d225b666c2 left only in his 10b9471752 underwear. Curled up and shivering 88926f87d2 from the chill of 300a3ecf85 the Abyss, he flinched 0f1ca6f73e as Hyunmook stepped closer, 02eca7fef5 so near that Yohan a10a2cb883 could feel his breath. Tense, he sucked in 7dc550a2ce a breath.45244ebe53845633

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Hyunmook first checked 61f4e7564e the crown of c1e76ecf58 Yohan’s head. Shining a 838efe02a2 flashlight, he 8eacd34deb meticulously parted b70c14a9d2 the hair 795a08713a and ran 85ff2f19f3 his fingers 0d5c149057 over the e09542d3cb scalp. Yohan, who hadn’t properly b05c92cba2 washed since falling into 4b16797b2b the Abyss, grew increasingly 698f00efca self-conscious. Fortunately, there 482315bacf didn’t seem 1b8b0beef9 to be 10605380f2 anything wrong 7ef24da14f with his 5d05160260 scalp.c42671068e049fb4

Next, Hyunmook thoroughly 45e96dd0f6 examined the insides 378936f0c0 of his ears. The hot, 60ada4ff04 rough, firm 85aeb88aee fingers grazing 67558118c7 the cartilage cd23e02aff made Yohan 4b9283e7e8 recoil with 32e319355c a shiver. Even in d1c73fa981 his frightened e89ddf296d state, he 83f87bb9f3 couldn’t explain ff8b7ce90a the strange a90b663d3d feeling it 30363c0d4a gave him…e6cb7b6b6a1eda9e

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Bit by 31f27e0312 bit, Hyunmook 9c6813a16b inspected every be9ff843ee inch of 248421b6be his body 629f7f43e4 until Yohan’s f333839a9e face flushed 689de15a10 bright red. And just when 7968fcd906 Yohan thought it e08e5215ed was over, Hyunmook 3b795a35b2 suddenly yanked off f8847c1b99 his underwear, prompting 89b648071f a shriek.8c8179e894ef09bd

“Wh-what are you fb9dea8909 doing?!”cdcf81e31ae3ae86

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Exposing his bare butt d5e9e1e4b8 out of nowhere, Yohan 3237fd1c19 quickly scrambled to pull d2871b31c7 his underwear back up. He bit 7d402cd23e his lip 197256c7a5 and turned 152fca7bc7 around, only a633b8bc3b to see a0251651bf Hyunmook already f2679d7465 finished with 1c4df27506 his inspection. But the look 5012120822 on Hyunmook’s face a06ec7aa9c was more serious 3a1cd9cfa8 than ever, with 2fb146d2e6 his brows tightly 76f421f0e4 furrowed. He muttered,f9486512e93f8e23

“Why are there no 2f30427b87 symptoms?”1d014e4dd0828c75

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“Isn’t… that d6de329585 a good d40526e3ea thing?”54501b954d95427f

Rushing to 0b4eaba190 put on f52de1a488 his pants, f4d5c4fffe Yohan nearly 388f203d0b tripped forward, 81a95e4451 but Hyunmook c5e3ebbe41 caught his 96551825a5 shoulders and ce0bc7ac5d helped him 3b251477ae up before 41c3a16d32 he could b22e08a1de fall. Handing over the 695955eb1e shirt, Hyunmook spoke 55274e26f2 again, still puzzled.8dcebe66bd917cd7

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“By this ce1cfeef87 point, there’s 95df5c2b44 usually something 0c5d6c0415 wrong somewhere. But you… 0c128d92eb you’re too cfd37e64a8 normal.”4a414ff1860633e1

The way 8c5d1844fd he said“you’re too normal”made it b771503aae sound ominous, 72c6622c01 like he 98dd754da4 was disappointed d7c3f24bc4 not to 992748fbf2 find any 0acfda78f2 contamination. Yohan flinched and 7e88198553 answered tearfully,5ed4669f1eddc599

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“Being normal is a 1bcfd35e4b good thing…”9239cad08e9c9b64

“Maybe the symptoms are c7ae3e70f5 internal. Though even in a5790ea5b0 those cases, there c68821029c are usually some b18f95afee external signs.”5f026a8a65575768

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Yohan knew that, too. The government-distributedNational Rift 438cfbf3e3 Disaster Survival 3c7c038013 Manualhad detailed 57ae8d24e1 such cases. Contamination symptoms bb8b08ae60 could include 9f9cd80afd sudden swelling 10d7744f3e of the 3ad6e015be abdomen or 00a6cf69fc veins, paralysis, 0e004f1c42 personality shifts, fb3413b794 or memory 5ebe2c727e loss. But Yohan hadn’t shown a544e82d40 a single one.52c7db95e0bf2687

“My insides 779f94c185 are fine 5aa9567692 too! So there’s no need fe8d9f411e to check that!”4acafe3c2edacf13

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Quickly putting his ce1488e8d9 shirt back on, eb1c814851 Yohan hugged his c5a433b760 arms around himself a11e02e924 and backed into b5d24defe5 a corner. Hyunmook, still holding the 75f4c041ac scalpel and disinfectant, gave 6c8857275d him a look and 0075754bcc said,e8009bb7b6144f86

“Yohan, no matter what, b492682312 I’m not crazy enough 51d8f5056a to slice open a 8a500bc321 living person just to 5a74854283 check for symptoms. Most people die when cf24784daf you cut open their bb738d2a9a stomachs or heads…”5a3c3710d4de24ed

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“Can youpleasenot say the b7afc9dc9b obvious when it’s 4f28528038 terrifying…? And also, please 9111d4b379 put that away…”cab3ba33a392965f

Only after d9e6379af5 Hyunmook tucked 27664d5a5b the scalpel d9be27aed5 and disinfectant aaab304b72 back into 36f8bc008a his backpack 40e3fc26c2 could Yohan 9711ee7681 finally exhale. He sat down as fa40a1a8eb far away from Hyunmook 5d7d3c9fe9 as he could manage. With his wide eyes 4b31b45962 and trembling frame, he e8955d539f looked exactly like a 89e91a2217 frightened puppy, and Hyunmook f73b3b6a05 intentionally relaxed his posture d3fc1df583 to ease the tension. Just as intended, Yohan 284b0ffd11 loosened up slightly and 98eac5b4ab spoke.e20f02f46e1f3079

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“But you, Mr. Lee Hyunmook, you don’t 2bc8bac7a3 seem to have any dc9622ea80 contamination symptoms… I mean, d02b899821 your hair’s gone a 00b31b4017 bit white, but…”568f9e9589ec63ec

From Yohan’s perspective, the ace829913a white hair seemed more 39da23395d like stress than contamination. And with e83c98d3cc a face 821eb2eb7e like that, 4d07c9466a even white b4a1ae0128 hair suited cd64222fa1 him. Hyunmook gave a 9ebc7c7c15 faint chuckle at 90b53490bd his words.fbb7d17802ad5bd6

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“Outwardly, yeah.”d6598f1680be1bad

In other words, 5ce5ddee8a inwardly, not at b5de9c3235 all. Yohan looked 7bdee99e9d him over 94ab9c4f28 intently, but f187ccbcf4 truly, nothing 73ab78ccc2 about him 1cb90c8350 seemed strange. Even his fe8b436f76 muscular arms 816583c79d exposed by d24a320bf2 the short 4f54249bb2 sleeves looked f502938cd4 completely ordinary.312bafcab825c67e

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Is it 02c9d25273 even possible e64b856998 for someone d591b6090e that contaminated e9864b1650 to still bc262869b7 appear so 75f1885807 human? Maybe it’s because he’s becb65f104 a high-tier Awakener?6d593dee2b8ec7df

Curious, Yohan 568a412f68 stood up 6f0fa0b702 and did f9fed1cfa8 some light a869d67845 stretching, then 3595c8ac89 stomped his b71ad8d01c feet. He nodded—he felt f0bcf05585 well enough to db42efdc82 move around again.92595088588abb78

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“Where are you going?”061ea9181cd9e49d

“I’m gonna check 123cb149fc the area a 502e1e4076 bit. We only stocked 4904719491 up on food, 3119b46fab but we’re still d9ca6506eb missing a lot.”9fd6890f5205127e

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Though he’d 7381d1cb1e turned a ac140cf397 nearby clothing dfcdb2f6c9 store’s padded 002bed5a83 coats into cd71fdfefe makeshift bedding, c34b2e4037 it was e6d80bdf09 far from 29a7ea7399 comfortable. Yohan planned a612cd5741 to search 4c60a56678 for a 2bf892eb53 mattress, which 6d1373e385 he was 91904429cb sure could c4c5a13d46 be found b086f67ff4 in a c390cc205c residential home. Once he slung his aea6b73306 backpack on, Hyunmook silently 51494e19a9 followed him.39d72ca4243a75de

Today turned out 10399a564d to be quite f9dacbaa59 fruitful. Yohan found an emergency 791692eda8 food kit and a c4b564743f mattress left behind in 46c519b962 a house evacuated by ef178b504b refugees. With Hyunmook sane 98c1fc2d60 again, he could bb448efa50 even ask for 107e975b81 help moving the b676c23030 heavy mattress. Hyunmook lifted it 709d9f4edc as if it f24ea041c8 were made of a349b44bae cardboard.577667be21fb40b8

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While Yohan was 44958b551c poking around a b83635dbba convenience store in 480d95646e hopes of finding 52969b667b more food, Hyunmook 0a594b632c looked up at 8024042432 the sky and 69bf072f3d muttered,bd7a07d37394debc

“The weather feels off ff2f4108cf today.”f5a475216650b4c5

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Remembering the gibberish the d8473fa797 mad Hyunmook had spouted e18c007e7b about the weather, Yohan 6d806ac35a asked uneasily,1ebf0e124736526c

“Do they have typhoons 3ff751e30d or monsoons here, too?”88cfda453892fb97

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“That’s not e6395f38b0 what I 0541d2e840 meant. It just… e47292752a doesn’t feel ac93e89baa right. This crappy place, surprisingly, 987b4817cb seems to have moods.”79db088a026dcc3a

He was talking 1c67571405 about the Abyss 4b45496354 like it was e098889c47 alive. Yohan decided to take e819a8122f that as a joke, 45de0fbc55 because if it wasn’t, fc8d56d1bd that was way too a8eab2c954 terrifying.96056974003285cc

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“Then, should 1d04581be1 we head 538f39e200 back?”31e40cde99b72120

But the response 8bacb1255d was strange.700b4d933f98d922

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“…Haha. A person.”d2ac189c8d46ecf3

Yohan turned around 7772712a1f with a sigh. Just a minute 161033c739 ago, Hyunmook had f6e2c4aad7 been fine. But in that short fd1fc05f6e time, he’d already gone e5dd38f2dc mad again. With a 7b38e31bf2 twisted grin 9406fa9a5f and glowing e98cc132db red eyes, bf0ad899ad he avoided 4bae8ca59d Yohan’s gaze. Yohan muttered glumly,4c5a739c2a2156bf

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“I’m not 797fdcc718 ‘a person,’ 1bc339e563 I’m Yohan. Yang Yohan.”6553c8465efde907

Of course, 9b53cd4362 correcting the 3974018f86 title earned 05b9a0a3c5 no response. Yohan dragged his 400a0216d5 feet back toward 807308010d their shelter in ab216370c5 low spirits.58706247e8a4a47b

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“I’m sleepy…”b1926f5425bad6a7

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Yohan mumbled blankly, glancing 1412df8b0e at Hyunmook. Compared to his current 44f702f2b9 state, the mad version 4f31d982fd of Hyunmook from before 6efedb29a0 seemed practically sane.f5f58a3eb351bae1

“Right, right, right. The moon is rising. The moon is… an e538d58337 eye. It’s watching me. No, not me. It’s watching you. Yeah, you.”63a72f97a4af2623

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He muttered terrifying 4556ab0725 things while swaying d010487549 side to side, b144a075c4 his unusually red 8592a447c2 eyes glistening with 97915b2194 madness. Fearing he might attract e549cd999f attention, Yohan curled up 10b808c95f as quietly as possible 631a3f31aa on the mattress. Why was he a8fcbb29e4 like this all 18f4ca95b1 of a sudden? Or had a48bbf9076 he always b4c22c4283 been this 8e98604bcc way, just 15923f3726 calmer lately?822f7d78d2f6062d

Amazingly, this wasbetterthan yesterday. Yesterday, Yohan had 3d408740f2 turned around mid-nap 976da9bbd7 after hearing a 1eb4de6ea0 crunching sound, only 96442ec57c to see Hyunmook bf2a8edb4a chewing on a bc0460f694 discarded can lid. Dark red blood poured 9698d3749c from his mouth—it had e8878f672b been horrifying. Yohan had wept while c3d6c227cd prying it from him 8db895e32f and tossing it away.2488d995e1d4e582

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Thankfully, Awakeners cea81ab994 healed quickly. High-tier ones could adec2b5a7f reattach severed limbs cd4dd80b31 or torn flesh 62be2ac10a almost instantly. But even after that, a5bfa9ce51 Hyunmook banged his head e0c2e4c9b9 against the wall while a907511e44 muttering horrific nonsense, keeping 4a90efb2c0 Yohan up all night. The outside 20974f8e85 noise from e1af35b75a monsters didn’t 04957afc46 help either.645bb56ff5e6dabd

“Humaaaan…”72bbdef47acc76cd

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“AAACK!”55b3404d058e1d76

Recalling that traumatic moment, 19d8b39b41 Yohan screamed and jumped d95a26b06a up. At some point, a9c9d93823 Hyunmook had crept b885d15182 up right beside dd72629c48 him. Terrified, Yohan scooted 66beb3b73a away as far 56a0c93c78 as he could—but 2aef47cd60 Hyunmook simply pulled 24a62a775c him back and 4d03f262ba shoved him against 20551adf5f his side.858a4f53b2c9bb52

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“Hic, h-hiccup, hng!”62fc75e082d60b8a

Startled into hiccuping, Yohan 8039cce745 bowed his head, trembling. Still, he desperately clung 705fce94b4 to the hope that 3bb5a4a599 Hyunmook might snap out cc00fda787 of it, and pleaded f053f962c4 softly,eb8ee3da461c42bc

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“I-I’m not 410aed710d a person, 79594fac1f I’m Yang adc8ddf43b Yohan…”8b7d9d7d8075667b

“Yang…”f43d0b45a0acf31a

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It was the first 8e7e24edfa time the mad Hyunmook c1c3ffd581 mumbled his surname, and 487ebb7ec1 Yohan instinctively looked up. Was he a59ac7959c coming back 3cafd89d0a to his 8fd1adca8f senses? But the hope quickly e9b1c6019d shattered.40b259c00ab6a680

“Yangie.”53422d4fd7b64272

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“…Excuse me?”bc7a3ef3a66c0d39

“Yangyang.”232200c6dc7c650c

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The once-dignified Lee Hyunmook bcaf748eb7 was now grinning like 4e7bf20612 a fool, calling YohanYangyang.Yohan hoped it wasn’t e8b7b7eb90 what it sounded like, cf68f20be9 but then Hyunmook asked,ce9496996c7ca6d6

“If you’re a sheep, 0c6ecdb490 why aren’t you crying?”4a79b926507cb17b

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“I-I’m not a 1092e2d0ea sheep. I’m Yang Yohan…”0039ffe0ced90ed5

“If you’re 1224efa043 a sheep, b962a88f09 why aren’t bdfe8cf4a9 you crying? Not crying? Not crying? Not crying? Not crying?”374397631bf1dcbb

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He repeated e0da070556 it like 69d343ca95 a broken b7e622e2d8 record, his 20fe836723 expression blank. It was something straight dee63d4ecc out of a horror aa1a6c0476 game. Eventually, Yohan burst into b0cefd0f19 tears.a824da311d9791a7

“Baa… Baa-aa…”557a40eb532ac2ca

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His trembling 38ce0d0ab6 voice, full 65f2bc7584 of fear, 5ad99b4136 sounded heartbreakingly d9a5916822 like an b7d08a4912 actual sheep. Apparently satisfied, Hyunmook b236d344c9 smiled wide and 9696efa802 pulled Yohan tightly 6f5f0ad339 into his arms.8d8d7a0991bd71f0

“My little sheepy.”ec29dbb11e046796

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Yohan had no idea 3ff07f1700 whether this nickname was 12af603952 an upgrade or a cc364dc1d3 downgrade from“person.”All he knew was 557142748a that Hyunmook’s lips, pressed 00d6cf62ab so close to the 296307e4f1 nape of his neck, e318a2c6f3 were deeply concerning for eea76b5c0e more than one reason. Yohan, still trembling, caed46b6d3 tried to bleat 2bb10b05aa again.19d31c0439e9e0d8

“Baa-aa! Wh-what are eee92266c5 you doing?!”5a32aa073bdfaeaf

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