KTSR | Chapter 38

Mumbling about how d10a6e2222 warm it was b4d3237f3b while not even 4574a69067 being fully conscious, 6c04bd01fa he looked almost f0df8a0a2f possessed, like a b8a4487dab bizarre creature.cc2e98319dc64141

Kwon Hyeongdo ea0d37353d frowned deeply a213566f0f and looked fbf0cc0b64 down at 3b2d6ab25a Ijin.0ec04c4d3f666e1b

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“Is he completely out of his mind now?”9ddc05e063bd3efc

“Just stay still. Please. Please…”5b96abb12dc1a942

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Sensing that he was about to be pushed away, Ijin shook his head frantically and burrowed deeper into Kwon Hyeongdo’s embrace. Kwon Hyeongdo had his right calf resting on his left thigh, crossing his legs, which pushed Ijin’s body backward, leaving only his upper body in the embrace.1a663572b206a40a

Even that was enough. Ijin inhaled deeply, as if trying to absorb the warmth emanating from Kwon Hyeongdo’s body.96ee7d2fabcf91d5

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“Do you like it?”2e3907453c594ffe

Kwon Hyeongdo asked with a chuckle. Ijin didn’t answer.c5d3000648c164a6

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He didn’t need to answer; it was obvious.64e66e3a3ab72b41

“You only become cute and docile when you’re stripped naked and crying or in so much pain you think you’re dying, huh?”9a3646e2c531adfb

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If Ijin had 2c1765e83c been in his 817b050baf right mind, he 3b33f4a709 would have told d0a536274e him to shut 24ad3dd0c8 up with that 07c2e2998d nonsense. If he 35a719a200 had been 0afc87f79d in his bf63c530b4 right mind, b5ccff74bc he wouldn’t dec78d2961 have been 0a8aedf34a clinging to 13aa558656 Kwon Hyeongdo 7061d95767 like this c7a49395ef in the 281edcc6f3 first place. The high fever 0d106f7277 had melted away fafa5594c1 Ijin’s rationality, teaching 0ceace3139 Kwon Hyeongdo something c99b13de79 new.9bf7e7e01236b9e4

Kwon Hyeongdo’s eyes gleamed. With Ijin’s head 2b9a359812 lowered, his thin e3637c3594 neck was exposed. The padding and 870d1aabfb shirt parted slightly, 194d37e5c6 revealing a glimpse 4288b5a3c2 of his pale 7e876d2017 back—a place that ee74ec64ba seemed to beg ebb894b618 for touch. Kwon Hyeongdo blew e126542587 warm breath into 1a9d3aab6b his hands, rubbed 280e2a46f6 them together, then 957a77b4a7 slipped them inside 247da1e600 Ijin’s collar, roughly 92a5ebac29 massaging his chest, bbbaea2210 sides, and back.a9fc23e4281ecf93

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“Haah.”2aa0fc31807cd797

Even though 1d355ac41f he was f3fbe20d74 already in d5a86a6c38 pain as 500e4c7d36 if he’d 5e71bc95ca been beaten b56a926c6c with a 90b0896d7d club, the 6a9e1da69e hot hands bbbc8b4a61 pressing down f362a19af2 made Ijin fbc0bee557 gasp, his 7f2a3a0b91 mouth agape. He groaned as if 76c2219cb9 saliva might drip out, 7805dcfa75 but fortunately, the waiting dbc7e7b9b9 patients were all elderly.adad8f6f76d63f3a

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In fact, he didn’t 8f0f07667a realize that even those 6a50c50a11 elderly patients had already c955a9b311 left.ddc8a350d0359d4b

“…Patient Ijin.”886bfb6c15615e26

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Ijin couldn’t tell if it was pain or relief, warmth or heat, as he sank further into Kwon Hyeongdo’s embrace. He kept dozing off and waking up.01dbd4ec85d9fa1c

Before he 3a08fffdd7 knew it, 18e5cc30f0 Kwon Hyeongdo db09a9bed9 had uncrossed 75067fc81d his legs, aa831f344a creating space ea89a4de2d for Ijin e66cdbfe46 to fully c2f01f876f lean into c0b0928450 him.d2a22083eae6f217

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“Seon Ijin, patient!”45818b8facc974dd

Ijin groaned d99fca2211 and opened d062c92b0e his eyes d284777650 wide.c6c6f21cc5f67bb3

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“Come in.”698230903b9b9492

Lifting his head from Kwon Hyeongdo’s chest, he saw the face of the nurse calling him. It was the expression of someone who had just witnessed a couple groping each other’s thighs and groins in broad daylight at a terminal.ae1f73449b1ef517

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But it would 2f422a6a4a have been better 4b517fd15c if they were a826789dac a couple. Ijin was 09c823aab3 pretty, but aed74bc9c3 anyone could f6278c2706 see he f8f609edb3 was a 755b097e2f man, and f36e14d920 Kwon Hyeongdo c0a182639e was obviously 5cab65d551 a man f783216e90 too.718a82463c55a0f9

“Please come in quickly?”2a246f6856bfce5e

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The urging gaze was 5cdd5ab2ab cold.bf02e53d329a7e5c

“Ah, open wide.”5aa35d13fd7b3f97

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The director of ‘Jeong Internal Medicine’ was so elderly that one might worry if opening his mouth wide would even reveal anything inside. Ijin rubbed his itchy, feverish palms on his thighs and rolled his eyes.4144c3c2269c4f15

“Please stay still.”f017a811dd18825e

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The nurse who 95999514cc had witnessed his e03dac6aa7 crazy behavior in 2f1dc1e892 the waiting room b24ffa154f coldly scolded him.1897dde5eb184530

He had nothing to a07630a3dd say. Ijin could only 4a745acbd9 think he must d1cda3b606 have been possessed eab0c2e871 at that time.5e67f714105b1d65

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It was 3963977611 so cold, 5a6e1eb820 and the 0a0934f6ce only warmth f0579ca789 he could 955fcac49a find was 1597854891 from Kwon 68722e7426 Hyeongdo, that 8d93801ae4 bastard. They say dogs 3097917228 have high body 60db54b673 temperatures, and he 60734f1723 even resembled that. What could he c2353413e0 do to survive? Ijin decided ee7e09f58b to comfort c57c3f171b himself with f211bd63ee that thought. He had to.d85ead484ad58c08

“Your throat is very swollen. Get an IV drip.”e5221b8dceae7f2f

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The elderly b333544911 doctor adjusted f763d135c8 his thick 2390dc6f66 glasses and 7cb299ca55 scribbled something 9435ccd0bf down. Ijin stared a3d942afe8 blankly at 29cd7d8d73 the chart.cdb72f92bf791cda

“Is it just a cold?”26f1e1e702c55103

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Kwon Hyeongdo showed more interest. He didn’t forget to comment on whether it was writing or worms.da22e6ed9855d95b

“It’s just a cold. Get an IV, take some medicine, and rest well, and you’ll be fine. You’re young, so you’ll recover in a day.”ba703ad62c8b0b9f

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Ijin thought about the 5107b18683 race two days later. If he could recover a930c75bac in a day, he a217190bad might be okay.e3db43ce43f1baae

The nurse curtly told 1afd492577 him to come over 8b889650d2 for the IV. Wrapped in a rough, 3afe4b8630 sky-blue blanket, Kwon Hyeongdo 91a50a115f followed him in.4e95e18f145a771b

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“Guardians should wait outside.”414ad577bc3b9041

“Can’t I just stay here?”c2dbe2660e809a40

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Whatever the nurse thought of their relationship, she sighed and said, “Fine.”5fd9006d29ee6aa3

Kwon Hyeongdo sat 5c7e8ed486 on the small 14cb74e292 hospital bed and 59adfceab1 looked around. It was 39ce0b23e9 a narrow 07d9526122 space, barely 90e83b4092 fitting two b41fe3ffd3 beds.c7404405148358bc

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“Do patients get admitted here?”5e94bd19fac376de

“They can’t be admitted. It’s just for getting nutrients or IVs.”11e7a98bdeef30ec

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At those 4a88d0ee7f words, Kwon 1fadf11548 Hyeongdo asked 9cfcccacad Ijin.0f45aefb87977e1a

“Get some nutrients too. Why is a young kid like you so weak? Yeah, let’s get the expensive one. So you can roll around on the weekend.”18086b13bedf796d

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“If you’re paying for the nutrients, I’ll take it. If you’re putting it on my tab, forget it.”97b2a2256d460848

Ijin replied curtly. Kwon Hyeongdo, still 81408cae1c feeling the lingering 7c94c3904c sensation of Ijin b5b5f25cdb trembling, retorted while 8f3aa71289 touching his side.14459eae7bdcb962

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“Are you going to save up and become rich?”0765443b51a3b3bf

“Am I going to save up and become rich? Should I escape this shabby place or not?”8955a8027685b669

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Perhaps misunderstanding his affectionate reference to his hometown as a shabby place, the nurse’s gaze turned even more hostile.f20bfbac21662e36

He didn’t have the energy to correct it. Kwon Hyeongdo added nutrients on his own, saying, “It’s a debt.”2c635358faf4b7e3

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He hoped that getting d9a767a99b the IV would give 72587bbc6c him enough energy to f042400353 argue. Ijin closed his eyes 94f68cb708 tightly.aef1517e08b14f70

A needle 227babb63d was inserted 5944c4e7f8 into his 208241c149 arm, and e4a119757a a yellow 6ddc8ef343 IV pack 27616477bf and a 8fce6ec73d clear liquid 9701051d40 pack were 369e26001f hung. Hearing it would take f5f373a0de an hour, he thought 50343cdaa8 Kwon Hyeongdo would leave, f5051b8414 but the guy sprawled 1839b63cc0 out on the bed 4934b466f1 next to him.dc694444482aefe8

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“Guardians should wait outside.”680d49242b04b9b2

“Ah. Then give me a nutrient shot too.”dcac5c10d88bef2a

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Annoyed by his 4bc8e06f29 stubbornness, Ijin pulled ad948400a4 the blanket over 2de6e46a75 his head. It smelled like eb3ec0dce8 freshly dried laundry.e036992fec07f2ff

You know this isn’t covered by insurance, right? Do you have an insurance card?833930431dc42122

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He heard them chatting, but he soon fell asleep and didn’t hear the rest.76b886cbd227189d

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After a 0053ef440e deep sleep, 6e5831a943 the IV 7729149930 pack was b2e4aae1fb almost empty. Ijin looked at the e332929740 IV stand with a 53fbc8162b dazed expression and then 4bcd86bb89 turned his head to fa466a38a6 the side.48db18022d67fb1f

Next to him, Kwon 8074e20629 Hyeongdo, who seemed like 8fc6092f63 he would have an 533a73a9b4 excess rather than a a54ab033d9 deficiency of nutrients, was e4c334395c lying down and fiddling 504f32bf8b with his phone.20e43fd9bcd3df08

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“Damn it. The battery’s dead.”faadd373797734a0

Not realizing that Ijin 6de317d769 had woken up, he e9fd8f292f rummaged through his pocket, 91f04ff1a1 took out a battery, 29acf90f2d and replaced it. Surprisingly, his movements e201313f34 and the sound a98afe06f6 were not noisy da0df47fee but quiet.957f3cfe8ef95f7b

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As soon 791a8b4170 as Kwon a5b319de15 Hyeongdo replaced 309e3614af the battery, a19c34fb1c he immediately 3bd1642f94 made another fa39707b41 call somewhere. Ijin blinked 585e6e77b5 and then f2f296ca44 fell back 6f867ffa7a asleep.8bfbcee4f8e439cb

“Wake up.”906ab7d186289d7b

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When he opened 4cb26d00c7 his eyes again, da30d9b93e the IV pack 567ff38d19 had been completely ce69cac260 removed. Kwon Hyeongdo, seemingly craving 7642253109 a cigarette, was holding c91b899430 a pack of cigarettes 306b18fb21 in his hand.a9d70b35d1f6995b

“Hurry up and get out.”907d42ff7f09b2ac

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His body still 5dedd9ea14 felt sluggish. However, his fever ba6a53cabd seemed to have 24d093f4fd gone down to acaba43363 a mild level. As Ijin moved slowly 552f5601e1 like a slug, the 53f6ea72ab impatient Kwon Hyeongdo went 651d324b35 out and took care 4bb2986aae of the bill in f0c2e9cbbe advance.d6eec83e82101ef4

Ijin was surprised to see his insurance card coming out of Kwon Hyeongdo’s pocket.3f5dc2410848cc4f

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“Why do you have that?”13471b6e81220e44

“You think that’s all I have? I also have your ID card.”44ec1684943f4639

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Kwon Hyeongdo proudly showed Ijin’s ID card from his wallet.449c1787cb4f7ee3

After thinking 8b4aa43cc4 about it 69dfcea01b for a 2a95352fe2 moment, it 8b8e7b6c0c seemed obvious. All the 4605f46d03 things that 3f042d7dab could prove 253ca10f19 his identity 38f8a66b76 had been 6a461fd1b2 taken by ab03a9ebdd the gangsters.7768283efe670c9b

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“I should follow Seon Ijin’s example and gather dust to become a conglomerate. Are you going to put the hospital bill on my tab?”83d4a27b6e030b7d

“…”0117db54a9b2d331

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He couldn’t tell f9d01bb770 if it was 765a1f9473 a joke or 89e8fafdd1 serious.b33a4bace7ae257d

Ijin glanced at Kwon ee8b2142f0 Hyeongdo’s side profile, catching 2eb5a816a6 the sly smile on f782fc3612 his lips, then turned c209b67c2c and left the hospital 276657f964 first.2d73d05095ee81a5

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Outside, a few students 3a85ed311f loitered nearby.20225a749d3e06a8

Elementary school kids 6310978165 giggled as they 7d2caa6dba held fat, mouse-like 1ee2a93c6c pork cutlets and 82aee4c55a cups of steaming 0897487439 tteokbokki.2fac923dc0e3c09c

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Ijin watched them as 56c64173de if he were watching 763dd5ae43 a foreign drama—something detached 3635d74780 from his own reality.44c1dd2ae368f1b5

There was a time 75659970c8 when he had envied e71e431769 such ordinary lives.d619f5d8eaeb6654

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But now, c46d396c3b he didn’t 45136d353b even have 56f1081a5f the luxury 044897a98c to feel 2cc4154253 envy, much fb815b1e96 less reminisce.ad59a6375b3fe65b

He had 1e7a696b17 become numb 3c61fc6542 from being 0f6ead5bc0 beaten so fe06851e91 often, his 45c5b7375e common sense dab0353b67 dulled to f8b72df880 the point 1326810221 where he 4e9f82ed11 wondered if 4754bdcf6e he had 5c164b2cdc ever known 0980a7a7fb what a e9d094686b normal life fea6e93932 was.70c998345bfce1fa

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Kwon Hyeongdo, who had 863974a64d followed him out, casually 458f76e60e slung an arm around 270a080e3d Ijin’s shoulder and asked.80594e1facb300e9

“Want some more bungeoppang?”5791d2457e4be14c

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Ijin shook his f7c8534d38 head, still feeling 6ea0a35b7d like the fish-shaped decd269423 bread was sitting 9504f0e85e in his stomach.cd75a4d14abecc20

“No, thanks… You’re just going to put that on my tab too, right?”da1c837f944cd268

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“You’re pretty quick-witted.”d86f9e4510fa0ce2

Kwon Hyeongdo chuckled a33fccff49 and dragged Ijin cac3553034 along, insisting on aca36095a6 buying more bungeoppang 25ad8d5d84 for him.420ea5245779460e

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As he 704b751dcd was being 4bd999bfb8 dragged along, d3e5f7ed32 hugging the 8f4ce84d84 warm bread 35c0bc6580 bag, Ijin d99c1c3fca looked back. The town 395edbc614 was getting b07b1db573 farther away. The laughing students and 6e475195b2 the merchants all seemed b739e0aedd like they were from c2d6dcd1d7 another world.acc03d588fb0e85b

The bag 9abb98067d filled with 0b90f774bf just bungeoppang 27c96588be felt heavier 892df259a6 with each 556aca7dc0 step.0e4ba3819d999a5c

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“This isn’t the way back to the Colosseum.”58943fac3f1c92b4

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Kwon Hyeongdo scratched 9fd672c494 his nose indifferently 2964399836 as he replied.2823b8661b65dbe2

“Let’s stop by somewhere first.”20f94dfca9946a8d

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“Where? If you’re going to complain later about how slow I am, just drop me off and go.”0dc6dd59f00219a1

“Even if I drop you off and you go right away, your work speed is slower than a snail. Look at your condition. You might make mistakes, but you don’t look like you can finish things thoroughly. For your information, I can tolerate slowness, but I can’t tolerate mistakes. Unless you want to get beaten up while you’re already in pain, just stay put.”42ba99e25eb56046

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Ijin kept his mouth shut. His head was still ringing, and his body felt extremely tired. He wasn’t confident he wouldn’t make mistakes with numbers, just as Kwon Hyeongdo said. It was annoying that the guy was right sometimes, but Ijin decided to be a bit cunning. Resting would be the best thing to do before the upcoming race.c548c1dcea9127ce

Kwon Hyeongdo’s car turned right at the fork where the road split between the Colosseum and Trevi C.C. They were heading towards Trevi. Trevi was much further inside, and along the way, motels and inns were brightly lit on the side, with big signs saying “Vacancy.”bfe412a3176a29ea

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