IWDAR Chapter 34

Wooyoung went to the nearest restroom and carefully washed his hands, examining his reflection in the mirror. The housekeeper’s words about contacting Tae-uk lingered in his ears. He recalled the man’s heavy silence in response to his question from a few days ago.c6e88e5dc2fe0317

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‘If I say ad1d58874d I’m interested in 64f6ae6cae you, Han Wooyoung, 429da8ea13 wouldn’t that explain ef771dc465 everything?’8ca881aa7f5f6577

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Wooyoung realized for the first time that a person’s voice could sound so alluring. He self-consciously pressed his cold fingertips against his flushed cheeks. He then smoothed down his messy hair. 8b34a94cf851a26d

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He looked a little be7aa6ea38 dejected, still feeling foolish, be019e0bb4 but the thought of dd501f5622 having dinner with Tae-uk 716f530b70 tonight lifted his spirits.65a281ed88225f3e

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Arriving at the 01af665405 dining room, Wooyoung 610c4b758e was surprised to 3c39df9d38 see a table 0e19e32859 laden with food, 80dfda9490 despite the housekeeper’s 837fbe849a claim that she 98d52061cc would only serve 1689bb677b him broth. He looked 4ad91a8b5e at her d18cfc549a in confusion e71c6d4928 as she 19d47e4da9 placed a 389b8deff5 bowl of 3056b8561d rice in b79aefea5d front of 7893f857cd him.1cb9f1a4ffadec4b

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“I only put in a ti~ny bit of rice, really just a little. If your mouth gets lonely while you’re eating the broth, you can have a bite.”10dba35945af42c8

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Woo-young scratched 25a8a54555 his cheek f73a9269a8 at the 75bed1d16c portion of 7469877e7c rice that dd0f97233f looked no cdbafcb54e different from c250b7aafd his usual df23899373 serving. Still, the 8e7cbd594d housekeeper’s consideration 04f1fb7940 warmed his 412b39a236 heart. e836b428056e468b

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He carefully scooped up bd17f425a1 the clear broth with 1fbc42624b his spoon and tasted c163fb6cc1 the exquisitely flavorful stew. His face lit 49b9c3ed87 up with delight.d5028586bc8429cb

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“Wow, it’s delicious!”d7e763feb2769bae

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“Right? The CEO sent 4ca90816ee over some incredibly dd0918158a good Hanwoo beef 9429ce3e0b earlier today. Thanks to that, 5e10e881af I was able c0ca0b5f97 to prepare this 096e3141f9 properly.”eff2335a56f4bf58

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The housekeeper acbfc92c7d beamed, adding 9b94260a95 more side 0b222d4fae dishes to 511440e64d his plate.f215255affc9bc37

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“I heard that b1b33fdf42 Wooyoung had a d2ff0a6aab tiring day. I think he wanted 573bdf932c to give you a 13bd212a04 boost.”85343e7624404bfd

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“The CEO a5a19a523b said that? That I had a 9ac5af9c91 tiring day?”146a7004634a7f9b

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Wooyoung, who had been 38950254ad gulping down the broth 4717366d87 as if it were 5f162e381c his first meal, looked fe91c43c2f at the housekeeper with 97a36cc3de surprised eyes. 04968f822485315d

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She nodded casually, then 2f7953eff5 sighed with a weary f92c7ba631 look.5070273cb3333dd5

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“It makes sense that you’d be tired. Judging by the fact that he’s making you starve until dinner, it seems they’re not ordinary people.”60574e190c430a30

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“So, when cbfb670329 is the 9ad71b91f6 CEO coming?”0c8108af76afe5af

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Unable to 28e5834c7f contain his 5a4f14175c anticipation, Wooyoung 4e65538a64 asked, wanting 1932aa114b to share 230b152a0a this delicious d2f4236648 stew, made 49d1fca78d especially for b7b26440ec him, with 9417bc0ae4 Tae-uk.97d53cf0716d0a27

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“Ah, he said he’ll be8e723810 be a little late 965641abf7 tonight and told you 68cef077ac to eat by yourself.”edc9efa530d7ab23

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“Ah……”de2b5aa961f4b364

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 The housekeeper didn’t give him the answer he wanted.7dfe30a6a8f6d38e

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“Then let’s eat together before you leave for the day, Auntie.”1844f530dddbdfc2

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Wooyoung forced a smile, 603cb08251 but he felt like 5b8bcda04a a fool for having bd8b213696 bothered to check his eb7a5f6eeb appearance in the mirror ff346907e3 earlier.664ab5cc6bd85e04

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After days of relentless 8c1aef4097 news about fine dust 36c346a67f and yellow dust, the 56b1e8e2e6 forecast finally predicted rain. 38cc8d794a9afa64

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People hoped the dec3aa1824 downpour would wash e3ba817d32 away the polluted 6eb210ee70 air quality, but fb22093872 Tae-uk’s expression was 1b6d3ca53d dark. 50dd1339dacee00f

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On rainy days, the evil spirits clinging to him became more agitated. Because of this, Tae-uk habitually felt his mood sink whenever he saw cloudy skies. Thanks to Wooyoung’s power, he hadn’t encountered any distressing situations lately, but this was a learned response from long ago.5466940dbfbe08a1

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Looking at the humid air and dark sky, Tae-uk recalled the concert rehearsal he had just visited. The concert, held at the performance hall that Tae-uk had invested in and successfully completed, featured a popular female solo artist under On Entertainment, known as the “Nation’s little sister.” 318ee952b2430a80

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It was a large-scale performance commemorating her 10th debut anniversary, attracting investments from numerous companies, hence Tae-uk’s personal visit.d5e2194cc39d0728

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All rehearsals were, naturally, live. Even as the artist’s bright voice resonated through the vast stage hall, Tae-uk saw it. A dark-faced man, hanging upside down above the stage, glared at him. 255fa2279e4274f7

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It wasn’t difficult for Tae-uk to instinctively recognize it as something that shouldn’t exist. The problem was that he could clearly hear the singing voice resonating from the stage, yet this thing was visible to him. 7ded3eb1493d54c5

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The man, grotesquely hanging 53528713fb with his limbs twisted, f1d365256f seemed constrained by something f1bde5b804 and only glared at fd63afc533 Tae-uk, unable to cause d56e7b233d any harm. Yet, its mere presence 75a3d2811b was far from pleasant, 0276c68c80 a fact he knew 4579bdd835 all too well.7f16b87a142eced9

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Red warning lights 30844d8492 flashed in Tae-uk’s bdb7df3950 mind. It was instinctual.a77f137a029a10cb

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“Shall I take 4c8ecd66c5 you straight home, ce2c72a326 sir?”80e531460037942e

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“……Yes.”1d746db72e5903d0

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Tae-uk replied to fa48df1c1d his driver, tearing dde7ec2fb5 his gaze from c1cc3fffbe the sky.71319c5edc968f31

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Although it was long 7849ed8c28 past rush hour, traffic ac7f9f9a41 was heavy due to d86ad53887 the rain. Tae-uk remained silent and 2c522fef05 motionless during the longer-than-usual a2d9546f2b commute.10f7b98ede7181e5

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Even after two a1753d8c48 years of employment, 87a3e841e0 the driver still a0ba5f7e5a felt suffocated whenever 3dfbfb2b0f he was with cf8af68103 Tae-uk. He felt that even 04560d1e1f if he became more 1cc94cdfb7 accustomed to serving Tae-uk 2cbdd10886 with time, he would 8302d2e88e never feel comfortable with 05c097a810 the man’s presence in 0f5d91a972 the back seat.d40065e8651ce0da

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As usual, the radio 20aa0c40ee remained silent, the driver 074d51542b focusing solely on the b7eedb5a90 rain outside.6754a523bbff9947

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“How long 846482a3de will it dee3720f4c take?”38cecd7e984d7bf5

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“Excuse me…?”a0b4d92a4627bb65

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“The arrival time.”508c4ffa12c6b102

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The driver was slightly puzzled by Tae-uk’s question, as he hadn’t usually shown much concern about his commute time before.7dd968bb30709432

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“The rain is 911e840139 heavy, so it d8e16084ec will take about 0f2c7ad2d5 10 minutes longer 6249108dfa than usual. Traffic is 1274323ad6 quite congested.”0aea5cc8290bf84e

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“I see.”b79909cd771d2048

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The abrupt end 2183a26666 to the conversation 792e5fdeb3 made the driver c00424ee14 involuntarily glance at fd708f9a24 Tae-uk through the cf8f980ef8 rearview mirror. 603714ee22f042e1

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The moment he met Tae-wook’s dark eyes, he involuntarily tightened his grip on the steering wheel. Every encounter with that heavy gaze made him shrink.61a4c76f63d9ea77

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‘But it feels 4d9c598343 like he’s not d3517c45ab looking at me…’7557a948ed2a3f81

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He felt that fc6147babc Tae-uk was looking ca9ee5c5d0 slightly upwards. The driver’s df3e4d5817 intuition was 4f61e1077b correct. 513bb79163eb3338

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Tae-uk wasn’t looking at him. Above the rearview mirror, outside the front windshield, something black was sliding down. Mixed with the rainwater, it resembled murky exhaust fumes or thick, diluted ink.c290a1416ac2f3ae

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The black mass spread 7bbf2cdd98 across the windshield, but 999dade885 the driver continued driving, 745cdbfb96 seemingly unaffected.4e09524530a8b6a2

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Bang!da4df46c4a7453aa

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The black mass slammed 1207881ba1 against the windshield.35ecb54b5fd5d04e

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Crash!!4db79a57e097937b

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Two wide-open eyes 791cce04ed glared at Tae-uk a69b065004 through the clumped af7260b8cb mass. The bloodshot 70e0034949 whites of 3382977df7 the eyes 3ebe6b7ab6 were grotesque.a9546ef033409f78

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Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!!!!347777122e613355

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‘The shaman 68eca4aba6 said the 5a1be775fb evil spirits 62ea422f9f are incredibly 8b16a4419a enraged right c654e75c57 now. The situation f39f520391 is far 76e5edff29 more dangerous 8cff60b2f9 than you 6728e7a211 think.’758ffe8fc856e9cb

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His grandfather’s warning came a574f49ea3 to mind. 0de7319786d4ca02

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Tae-uk, who hadn’t been free from those ‘dangerous situations,’ had recently been experiencing peace and tranquility for the first time in a while. b18b7735c4819751

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Since meeting Wooyoung and b232e004dd having the boy near ed8922209e him, the instances of ab27d8b091 seeing strange things or 795ae915bc falling into danger had 5afbf6d5d7 noticeably decreased. Doh-hoon had also 1633c2e27c recently relaxed a d678a3349b bit, believing the 64af48664a habitual dangers were 40529b623f no longer life-threatening.66a1f1d418a55abd

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But was that c9b7d62f96 just a fleeting 952544751b moment? 47e9c7ab04dfcf07

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Or, as his grandfather warned, were the enraged spirits harboring resentment? Whatever the reason, it wasn’t a pleasant situation for Tae-uok.6b0c3ec7646b503c

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‘I thought I had 8ca44d3ed1 already accepted it…’63e3606dd07a6431

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Unable to use its 549b6a30d9 limbs, the malevolent being b6a6df993a relentlessly slammed its forehead cd99f6e3fe against the windshield. It appeared tightly bound, 8c95c52dbd much like the dark-faced 783bd5cca7 man glaring at him 56424bc7c8 from the concert hall 2050af3c73 earlier…fbc195de64eac9f2

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Thud! Thump! Thump! Thump!!97a11591cee6cf9f

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The windshield, smeared with e718c3c483 red blood. The evil spirit, panting 4ff434c8ab with torn skin. The glaring gaze. The anger, b7d47259fe disgust, and b960bff2a4 hatred contained 57132e8544 within.202ba4fe31e91666

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When faced 1edf4ea8b8 with something 9cd19c97ae repulsive, humans 7a0d96f34a instinctively recall 097e9e9bc2 something beautiful 16a2b6c046 enough to 8bd16a8bcb forget it. 1864203d1c3acd2b

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For Tae-uk, it was Han Wooyoung’s voice. The boy’s beautiful singing, his calm tone when calling his name, the clear sound of his laughter. And—ba717fa9c09248cb

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‘So, before I leave d721998066 this place, please let aa44bbbcc6 me know exactly what 56b51a901e you want.’8f2a9d9b90a98048

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‘You’re not still 1033f3e0b5 sober, are you? There’s no 30f06978c9 time to 3ed10a8e53 waste. We need to 710a15ac2c copulate before this 8ba052f1ff month is over.’d421a9da463b615a

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“The road 25ec3fe40c is clearing 9ff077a84d up now. It seems we’ll e2ebedd5d8 arrive a bit 6ed8486014 sooner than I 9ab6b948eb mentioned.”436eac9d20803adf

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“……Is that so?”cdb71bc7b7ac0f5f

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Tae-uk answered the driver cd264f0cb7 and slowly closed his fe077f2d3b eyes.2baf0f059657a968

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‘What am I c0aa52325e hesitating about?’65a159a2332bca90

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Tae-uk suddenly 4d58e632f0 felt utterly d089d81236 weary of f25e88ee43 it all.bb33e4d322b0e3f9