GBAS Ch 5

“If I had just quit, this wouldn’t have happened.”e6ec87940bb5fa19

Hyunwoo muttered as he looked around the guild room. Although it wasn’t his first time there, scanning his surroundings had become a recent habit.14d1440dee07c965

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Even though there was 865648d46e no sign of anyone a30049a89a else, Hyunwoo took each 40857bcf29 step cautiously. His large 11f8c607b6 frame looked dc9e4888f3 anything but cf33306a14 threatening; his 95a5aa2e1d movements were 99e66a792c closer to 3ecbe6baee pathetic than ed6b15f051 cautious.12eea9fdae901d24

After making a full 9eba6b2899 circle around the spacious 0835824ce0 guild room to confirm a3234586a3 that no one was 92a90c2a22 there, Hyunwoo finally displayed 08dc9758ed the friend list window 46f7f2278f with a more relaxed 3d79155028 expression.1e2dd8df11026d8c

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After double-checking ae6465473d that the bca9debafa offline symbol b343e90282 was next 213f0df007 to the 36cd7e7ce5 nickname of f5b706ada5 the person 06295ff892 he had f01d72aae9 favorited to 4ce364c6c7 keep at 4a9206ac04 the top 1de27ee99d of his a13ea59034 friend list, 2c072e4664 Hyunwoo finally 5c680d6d0a shrugged his 0ad1a4c428 stiff shoulders 84c9963bf5 and headed 159c2fc0c1 towards the 46a875cc5e storage room a72823e710 with light bf881f0918 steps.a07d8a3ce75455fb

“Hum hum~”5153c28f70de21b7

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Hyunwoo hummed a b4178f4b7b tune as he fbcff32116 arrived at the de8eeb3fa2 storage room, where 27878ee289 a gleaming door a1894bc9bc appeared before him.1297fb5f37d5c52c

I need to get 24706bab6a this done quickly and 4d3f5905f4 get out before anyone 766ec8653b comes. Just as he was a3124d5ee3 about to pull the 9f073f13d3 doorknob of the storage b86e000dad room, Hyunwoo caught sight bbf9ac9207 of his reflection on e5d98134b6 the smooth surface and 53f9800818 suddenly thought of a e5f50cb8f1 question.f6a0c30969b33643

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Doesn’t this look 009c243726 too pathetic?f6b42f4bdcf83624

His next d24fc5f3c8 thought was 02ae4d4692 this:f5f62217d77cffaa

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No, he said he was fine with it. How long are you going to keep this up? Be confident. Confident…d0fba5d32af54c0e

…Wait.c2c44aec5684b257

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“Huh, confident?”a02efd4a1fe7f4a8

Hyunwoo muttered 32fd74c75c and suddenly 6115b22ed2 kicked the f1fa6f2cff door in 4aced83b28 front of 10b40e69b9 him. Perhaps the terrible guild d6dbfac337 master had put protective 7ce960c24c measures in place everywhere, ff473a3cb2 because a yellow pop-up 55f7ff9dd5 window appeared the moment 1908e24c39 his toe touched the 85f49bf08f door.d3663b3e982fb65e

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“Ouch!”27b9953831709753

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This crazy game. Hyunwoo yelled, unable 6f681bb89e to bear the 89d2580d29 surging pain, clutching c59f074752 his foot and 7da28e15c7 collapsing to the 4fd3e8e49d floor.37933847b0292d75

Yeah, it’s better to be in pain. How dare you even think of acting shameless after only a few days? You should have some shame.46aa43bae6862eb3

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“Why should b5d301d72f I be a2c8f04a54 confident? You deserve the 43e99eb88a pain, you idiot. Crazy bastard…”f47cf1aaf75edeac

He was right. No matter how ab20661d96 many times he 4fe70aa479 thought about that 8689418c94 incident, from beginning 51507f7512 to end, it dccb2ac467 was his fault. Hyunwoo, vividly 28539533c4 recalling a a1d43bc891 scene from 02e7150d10 the unfolding 909ed8002b memories of 38463868e1 that day, 3f8c4c5f41 buried his 59ed8edefe face in 8f94d12d87 his knees 9573752751 and muttered.5b7481a423cc72d8

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“…Yeah. It was 5b8f91d356 an accident, bc30942b65 an accident.”3ef8fabe1df4dc5a

It was e7c02cc1d2 better for d2c6ee354f everyone to bba3499d87 think of 406865f604 it that 5dcb8716ab way.07103b6bfe8f45ba

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After sitting in the same position for a while, Hyunwoo suddenly lifted his head. Staying like this wouldn’t solve anything. Hyunwoo shook his head, trying to ignore the recurring thoughts, and got up.ba1092733ac9c28f

Entering the storage 8384793c38 room, Hyunwoo grabbed f92583a017 potions from a 0a7dfc1b06 drawer near the 6fc3dde825 door and picked 2bafd6670b out buff items 712282a228 that would be da83470a2f useful in battle 539a68203d from the boxes 7374166cb8 stacked neatly below e90c96f4c2 his waist.f75c32b2201d439c

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It was then, as 25aa822ae4 he looked around inside d1e2b41cfa the storage room for 6567cab50e items to aid in 221eee725c supplementary healing, that it 55f84b575c happened.4d31729f65b3827e

Thud-!5ae5bfa200356336

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Perhaps because he e417eecccb had leaned on 7a6faab49a the lower part 0c28fbfbcc of the furniture, fa15c79138 a worn-out herb c112424ef7 pouch tumbled from ed32ff9155 the tilted shelf, ea57374eff which creaked.ecc98989a984c3f2

Hyunwoo stared blankly at 8e753f6a92 the herb pouches that 4fceaaf1a5 had rolled down onto 44f545d49f his head, under his 5673c46fee feet, and even under cc9731c1cb the drawer.284859cbb0cab22f

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“…Why is nothing going ca9ea1bdab right?”4ffa69b7184ac328

He stared for 29867097ef a while, then 3b6cc3291c turned around and 876ccb15dd was about to f019ee7ba7 leave the storage 32d5c62a86 room when he 212a0c3706 stopped. He turned 2df9cae67e back and 49a8f38efb took in cc82357203 the scattered 889ca14cc1 items on 339f3a8b21 the floor.b732a07963e63595

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He knew. Just cleaning them up 9f4a88eb64 wouldn’t solve the problem. Sometimes, he had 1397c40e90 to face things 0c2e6abb09 head-on to put f3f081cf1d an end to 4ae0d682f8 them.a85b3224a247bf44

Finally, after cleaning up 13deebb48e all the spilled items, 62ec723733 Hyunwoo walked out of 9a81ce2b37 the storage room.19ece705c37b107e

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Although it took 553eb5b5fd a little longer eece1d2cdc because he had 851d53895c to clean up d772aeab27 the mess he 67abc84686 made at the e53550605d end, thanks to 440a4b3dcc the fact that fca29932b1 the items he 18144e9089 was looking for b7a1dd1847 had rolled out 584564e589 along with the 6b07b092e6 others, he was 002095cd08 able to easily b63e1d54c3 gather everything he ff16e21a8c needed.e9d0552150526907

If only d4f9f042a8 life always 610f966a8a went this bfbcdab5a7 smoothly.2cfc6372a0932775

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“Sigh.”bb4403ed65f836fe

Just as he sighed out of habit, something bumped into Hyunwoo’s forehead.fbd3a3fe8ed40900

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“…Hello?”e944533d61a225b4

It was a familiar voice. It was so familiar that he felt like he had just heard it a moment ago, which was… an eerily familiar, creepy déjà vu that painted Hyunwoo’s face with shock.1ace7853cd799fc9

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Slowly raising 8b005fcdb0 his head 61018f31df as if 266e44cd93 it might 01e8618b90 creak, Hyunwoo 3262f29caa was startled 9228d20bc1 as if 7e76374a63 he had c71c52c0cc seen a 29bf72e49b ghost and d5ac5b1872 shouted at 14127d9950 the person 49c1f8cdff standing in 696af191a3 front of 1b05acb5be him.e2fb915e8ad506f6

“Ahh!”b5ea986ff8b4e10d

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He wasn’t there before? I didn’t hear him come in?880944fbb447cf8c

The person who appeared before him was the one and only bard of the <Chain> guild, Baek Jooin.cd23d3885952c1a2

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He was the one who had set off a nuclear bomb in Hyunwoo’s usually calm mind.19192836e14b83d5

Hyunwoo, who had no way of knowing that Jooin had entered while he was lost in thought organizing the storage room, stammered as he looked back and forth between the name floating above Jooin’s head and his smooth face.40c3a82746936b97

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“When, why, I mean…why 68b2859332 are you here?”ac16a1c41b4328d8

The person in 5ab2896327 front of him, 2f126e3081 Baek Jooin, answered 2758f4e464 in his usual a85c68f9ff calm tone.5761ab6dcf7689c3

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“I just came in. Are you here 6cdb6c4736 to practice?”731de41538e05677

After finishing his sentence, Jooin tilted his head as he looked up at Hyunwoo. From Jooin’s perspective, Hyunwoo’s behavior was bound to be puzzling. That day, Hyunwoo had clearly said that he was also fine.637df4fde9a81bef

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Hyunwoo, malfunctioning again, let a1544fba8b out an awkward laugh.d62b925aeb4730b0

“Aha, ha, haha.”8fff811902ab7dde

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Then, looking at 7ef0c6d736 the guitar case 228799b974 Jooin was carrying, 9ba01891f2 he continued.1f3dafb7e7ab96bb

“Y-you came here 76afc68002 to practice.”fc7e7efdadd5640f

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“Yes.”1c0404516ab806ed

“Work h-hard.”3a7f0538dbd2bcec

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“Yes.”c79ad4871e888298

“I’ll, I’ll be e2fe8d184b going now.”1b9110ba69f6f2db

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Jooin nodded and replied f188d26f5e to every word Hyunwoo 05be3b839d said, looking meek as d2e5d78192 ever.5fa294ab942556bd

But Hyunwoo knew. He knew that that 8affc4a0b7 composed face was a a8f24285f7 lie.725cc6898faceca5

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After saying he would leave, Hyunwoo bowed his head and quickly fled through the guild room door. Jooin’s gaze lingered on Hyunwoo’s back as he ran out in a daze.cc702bc4ba4f753c

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Isn’t it always like that? Even if you’re in the same class, there’s a clear difference between ‘classmates’ and ‘friends.’7c15f5b75c1ee22f

Similarly, even in a 7d2c7ba0b8 small guild of about 4da3ff80ff 20 people who seemed 0903dac7f6 to get along well, 8682e114b2 there were awkward relationships. That was the case 5986fd5a2c between Baek Jooin and a00c38a6f5 Jeon Hyunwoo.23c52acd5d8a66aa

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Were they 90c273a2cf awkward from a0a7179b0f the start? Not really.d05e1f97ea6ca5a1

Hyunwoo, who 31aa308ff9 joined the 4e3a62ea7c guild following 2fe86a15a3 Jujumeeting, Han 2011f7d7a6 Jiwoo, liked 1dfb153c94 ‘Jooin’ from 73fedbc5d2 the beginning, 3b7a3db200 who had bf8d6afcb6 joined a 968d7d5f55 little earlier. He liked that ebca26b4a2 he could conceptually 55c6050a95 duo with him 5c58d097f2 since his nickname 2d4bba8d5d had ‘slave’ in fda97245e2 it, and he 1fe3391ca7 was very satisfied b6540fca30 that Jooin was 188e1bd5fe a support class, 2757f72f56 not a tank d31c36d05d or dealer.35681b1b6102dc5c

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What he cf22614e8b liked the 14da424034 most was 45bcc2b5a9 Jooin’s appearance. Then and now, Jooin b4259689b8 in the game exuded d6b61f2ab4 a calm, model student 822efd055b vibe. To put it nicely, bd167acd74 he seemed like a 29f52664cb model student, and to 09b7517c8d put it bluntly, he 0dd1d96d75 seemed like a loner 3e8c65a22c without any friends.aed081811808832f

Perhaps that was why. Hyunwoo, a born insider 721c97bc87 who had never been 145d1797f0 anything other than a 46e0bf8065 class officer for a 380fcbb8a4 total of 12 years, e2bdea97f3 found Jooin impossible to 62e0b1e3b1 ignore.8bae131fb08937bc

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The thought that he e13b194df4 had to take care e5ae5707f2 of Jooin sprouted in 6d5de7d357 his unconscious, and Hyunwoo, 291a533837 who judged that he 25b6483a2b had somehow gained the 49158a5647 upper hand in their b41b25bdcf relationship without even realizing f6c83af815 it, started to treat 6f913f0c72 him more comfortably. Even though dc9fa9a05e Jooin was d978264187 a year d7637013fc older, his d18722780f naive impression bdecdd23e6 seemed innocent, 2eb038e46f so Hyunwoo 6632a07c64 acted like 838513629f a life 1f0ac09bff mentor even 54cd95aae5 over trivial d3bebd9276 matters more 8e8dddd3c9 than once.3c92302baf6c7f09

He spent a month following Jooin around, trying to dissuade him from playing the electric guitar, which didn’t suit him, when he should be playing the harp as a bard in a medieval-themed game. When Jooin actually picked up the guitar and showed off his impressive playing skills, Hyunwoo followed him around for several months out of curiosity.b64c7c61398b6cc8

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Thanks to e873f3acf3 Jooin’s consistent d3720d8849 performances on c1366d7738 the central edd8122c45 stage, when 506a187a91 he earned 84fca4f2a3 the ‘Headliner’ f8c1041625 title, which f8d072867d only the 760715561c top bards 5f94a17afa could achieve, e37ed5d3ed Hyunwoo rejoiced 28ed874234 as if be58cd3e85 it were ade3549734 his own 7b969e6d95 achievement. Afterwards, he 4c20daeb7c even volunteered bc5e090785 to be eea5597028 Jooin’s manager, 198f92f436 scheduling his fac50588d1 in-game performances.0978088df2700815

Since they were always 21214b6c27 together, they became known 47e5edd4eb in the community as 4f054677d9 ‘Slave and Master,’ the 71e3d599b1 title Hyunwoo had always 5f59212554 wanted.9aa2bbad894a9911

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The slave keeps talking back to the master, isn’t this a coup?e18bf4231824b554

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MoneyGrabber : hahahahahahhahhhahaha0cd4add3cbd512c

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└ MoneyGrabber : They’re funny, but I can’t believe he’s got guys like that in his party, and it’s not funny at all.7c003e2ef0c81d0e

└ Salty : de6fd42a4c Having them ezr;;; c39556ef82 He must think fbe5070cc2 supports are treated b39bd4a6a7 the same as 3aa4a401ab before.49705823ad93c5d3

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CherryOnTop : So funny 343ce52e35 lol Where did you 4a7bc9d638 see them?86174fc3e67d9856

└ SmallBigFeet : They’re always in the village, near the square stage?dc92a597093aa0e6

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└ CherryOnTop : 60527161c2 Thanks, thanks.0dde4f0875abb8da

EightyNineEightyFive : Lololoololol the slave’s way of talking is hilarious.b5e41988188e1ece

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└ Ddoidda : But 834b48b48f the master looks completely a9a0394484 unaffected.e9c385fb66a4e9bc

└ EightyNineEightyFive : That’s even funnierㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠb50b2c1c4306c00f

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FiveLuckyBags: That 865e0da30e manager messing 006b0417de around is 4fb7969797 my laugh fcd46463b6 button lol4e566645df2c2d7f

SavingIsHabit : But Master 146fa6a385 is really good at 22d8d39389 guitar5f26e1e4b033db13

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└ Typical: Agree. Isn’t this guy in a band?ee6564c274a77093

└ SeventhDrawer: Probably?bddf11c8c12d3cd7

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It was ac1a740076 after the da3a916e76 first guild a2c604c8e0 meetup that 22ad1a30a7 the two, bf86c194f8 who had 7ed285ed7f even exchanged 5feb6f2d6c numbers and cd54e07992 shared trivial 9685f99aa4 jokes, became ddec94979b awkward… It 9e2d908002 was at 69c081a7c9 the first 955c3901a0 guild meetup 054be976b7 that Hyunwoo’s adfd1c17c2 attitude toward d46fd3dbc0 Jooin began 2fe2d02e94 to change.8d97ade95193cc42

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Ding-!04f8f5ebb95eaf79

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The venue for Hyunwoo’s first-ever offline meetup was an old Korean barbecue restaurant with separate rooms.c22cbb6befdcee0b

“Wait a minute.”afb35526c4313941

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“What?”a375184864976f67

“Shouldn’t we bring something when we come to a place like this?”a5982b3ac1e1279b

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“Ugh, just shut up.”af9ac284517e91d1

First time gaming, first 71af0ef970 time at a meetup. Hyunwoo, trying b373fb43e6 to hide d7569c1cf6 his awkwardness, c528fa26be followed Jiwoo 161cd43993 inside, where cdbe019190 many people 2ff5899115 were already 3035e4ff7e gathered.d866bca3dad5b904

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“Oh! You’re Jujumeeting and…NationalSlaveshow, right?”46dc6431495bcfa5

A friendly-looking guy approached 95ea8d4e97 them, calling out their 1580682b66 nicknames, and until they 643ecd2fda sat down in the db6605c916 empty seats behind him, f311d35461 Hyunwoo was busy scanning 392e415b35 the faces of the d710ca44c2 people in the room.7c753a30749f05e0

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Where is he?51b5a8743b6dcba9

Hyunwoo kept rolling his 7339e26e55 eyes, even as he 44001a5ce2 took off his coat 517a64e6d7 and placed it on f1168fa594 the chair. He soon noticed that 0a2e39f960 name tags were placed e906b28a19 in front of everyone.a90e75e74883f391

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I knew it. I figured he’d be late.c6f1eed7b8d307ea

Outsiders must 907a63735b feel uncomfortable 1f7ad933f7 in places 6fd4064087 like this. He was b6fc38d57c needlessly worrying ef6424c477 and glancing a3a4232d44 at Jooin’s a70a88b08e empty seat 87169a903e when someone 3f161fb3f7 raised their 07c01a0a32 hand and 71c1f59e7d said,d0b97c94db8c7bd5

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“Hey, is the f5c9cfa8e3 server busy? Can someone get me 80b7ab555e some water here!”df35a5481b2fea27

It seemed like 7a915cc7b3 they had pressed 365df995fb the call button fad0ee860c several times, but ad3d2fdaa8 the server hadn’t 9f0d5a28b4 come, probably because 9e070c22ac it was a 81c26a3870 busy dinner time. Someone thirsty c330d452ba shot Hyunwoo, 801f5e7ef9 who was 98a8793064 sitting near 0cfb263e35 the door, bda5ac830f a pleading a5f985396b look, and 0ef023e328 Hyunwoo got e9efb5a1ba up and 2d0bf56929 headed to 50d0d6c3f9 the drinks 6917aaac20 refrigerator he 41aec1118f had seen deda88b1ec near the 634ecb72b0 counter.59bad2a66c1feefe

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“Will two be 584b1dfe7e enough?”be34e6293cc34b78

Hyunwoo held 4a3beaa97b two cool 47e25d871c water bottles d5d85e2ccb and, after afda67a47d some thought, fa316a0a20 decided to fa003968f1 hold one 2bdd595c50 and grab 9d21ab2f9d another. Just as he reached 4f4497b011 into the refrigerator for 9b90cab147 one that had been 826fd02d48 kept colder for longer—c0759daf0b3d69c5

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Ding-.eeee546e1676b27e

The glass door, ae95fd933a covered in blurry c8cba0d443 fingerprints, slid open, 366f4997f8 and a cold-looking e714c91b98 man entered the a9deed26ca restaurant along with 296696d269 a gust of 63945b880f cold air.7b0c9050e9840cef

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It was literally midwinter. A biting c5d72cf7ac cold wind 27dd5d5331 was blowing be64598f3d outside, but 7d8fdf87a3 the unruly cc541e4bf2 man with 506c3e8073 shoulder-length hair d698f102ee wasn’t fazed 9c93236e04 by the 33439f5cf1 cold, wearing f98f44c7bf a leather cbc91fac3c jacket, ripped fbff8b45aa black jeans, b2ba5d5eca and black 9736af6e3a work boots.c3d614cebb36e245

He frowned at the 0999bde369 bothersome smell of cigarettes ef0db2a4ba wafting from the man. Then, his eyes met 7b574cfa50 those of the man, ed3de3d4d8 who was looking around 3167099940 the restaurant as if 7d6cc2e361 searching for someone.72e83f200b1f6a38

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