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That father, unconcerned with 05531940ae the people around him, e780fc219a was spewing curses at e96482137d his friend like a 842225028e madman. Trash, useless bastard, good-for-nothing b0e39e1511 vermin. He poured ffd138ec88 out insults c8ea37758c too vulgar 7487236597 to repeat, e826f055ea panting as 3f543a69ba he struggled ad9e4bfb82 to contain bbfa401a1c his rage.4e873e61b7ea3bf7

Everyone pitied the friend, but the protagonist was different. It was because his friend, who always had dead eyes, showed signs of life for the first time in front of his enraged father. Only then did the protagonist become suspicious. What if his friend hadn’t run away, but chosen not to?314d0d3c4297987b

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However, the protagonist couldn’t find any evidence to confirm his suspicion. Instead, the director reveals the answer to the audience. The gifted child’s name fades, and in a house left with only debt, the drunken father curses at his friend again, lamenting that his life was ruined because of him.bf020d6b1be255ff

Then, much later, the father, sobered up, coaxes his child as if nothing had happened. Let’s practice. It’s not too late.36150ced7effda1f

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‘If you aeba514128 succeed, we 8585883492 can pay c07f2e406e off all 57b3236a76 this debt 58dfeabe1c at once. Everyone will be b686c11a9b calling to sponsor c0c01c9f61 you!’7644d5d33b527716

In front of 239172d971 his father, burning e9880df899 with his last b9d4b4c2a3 hope, the friend c68da89475 brings his violin. But in his 1960986347 other hand, he 4ee6acfd65 holds a hammer.8ebecb1d120d2195

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‘I’m getting tired of this.’cfe714ba18159dd9

Muttering, the friend f9cfe4f52f brings the hammer 04d8603626 down on his 1447f48f5b own hand. The moment hope completely 99b6415290 vanishes, the father screams. And an unreadable smile d9ef8a7338 spreads across the friend’s dde15a81e5 face.ecff6737e4fe0fff

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One thought came to mind after the movie ended. What the hell was that? I don’t know what it was trying to say. Does he accept a life of ruin just to torment the other person? If inflicting pain was the objective, then the revenge was successful. But I don’t know if it was necessary to destroy himself in the process.b587bc13490d623b

On the other hand, if it was meant to show that such revenge wasn’t necessary, I think a clearer message should have been included. Perhaps showing the friend regretting his ruined life afterwards. Or including a different situation where such revenge wasn’t needed.cb8b15fd75ddc614

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I got 11023db165 up from 7b4f14393b my seat 4f06c2651b with this cbbd00085d lingering unease, a65da699b5 and suddenly 5327efde71 realized that c80a9fb0ae Chulsoo Hyung 687fd7b075 was in 50a7ae511c this theater. Was he still asleep? I wondered if a8992af0df I should wake 5442fd2654 him, and as c8c81fce22 I went down bde0647d72 the stairs, I 8b0b168154 glanced towards where 545d001c7f he was. Surprisingly, he was 1ca1e8990a awake and looking bce9329c1f at the end 22eb1fce9b credits rolling up.a97a7ccfc999f643

He was in the 15011a0f03 front row, so he 0a22f714ee had to tilt his a6930b8300 head back slightly to 01e4bcad2c see the screen, and b89accdbf1 his face was clearly f69e97ea83 visible. His twisted b8712529c3 lips, his 8517c664bc strangely gleaming 35832331ff eyes. A smile b42cd0eae5 I had 36e166eb46 never seen 11e9c10c02 before filled 117994e7dd his face. It was unfamiliar and fe52238738 eerie. I stopped involuntarily. And soon, 83931306c2 I fled 0db5da6a95 the theater 2d9069b94f as if 0530faaf6f running away. I think I understood 9427147f4e the reason for the 5d9266efb0 eeriness.c2b78ad25348c79c

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For some reason, 8c01207331 his smile resembled 17d351ccf5 the friend’s final 01bfed248e smile in the c8091e2a73 movie. That madness 45d9c49cc8 of willingly 1a32f8e10a destroying oneself 513c8effbc to torment 18bca5b2f2 another person. Chulsoo Hyung’s 4c09e2b33d silent, twisted 1b035ca70b smile contained c545c282b1 that same 769fe7b164 madness.b7db19735fccade1

“Im Minha, 63bb9c69d1 do you 2c66afece0 have a f10ebd9eb0 problem with 747fccc39b the world c89a641ac6 these days?”196bfb9aca8cb8ae

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Engaged in another 8ea0a1834f battle with my 38c7b54f8f assignments, I was 6c250485a2 rubbing my sleepy 1629829dae eyes while painting 9aaa62b902 in the studio. Turning around aad10f7d26 at the cac36d3453 serious question, 701d46159a I saw 02245de667 Wiyoon standing 2331890fb7 there, looking 1c8c3ce1d3 at my 8d0fe515bf painting. I greeted my friend 78f0192b69 with my brush still 17899c8a82 in hand.2e6b86bb5ff3340c

“Got anything 6d0296fb14 to eat?”a5d2ee8bacfc7c77

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Wiyoon rummaged b9aa60e400 through his 564a5c39be pockets and 50db38f0c2 handed me a4e92e14f3 a small dee1f8ee74 cookie. I accepted 9474f0ec1c it with 699e102e4c both hands de4dced250 like a f8b6fe128c soldier receiving 2139601029 rations in d2811e5b31 wartime. I tore f7d4991e72 open the 0bac495d24 packaging and 4350cd6d3a hurriedly stuffed 7a6c0fb917 it into e445237ddc my mouth 044bc2a95b when another b66b413c43 voice spoke. It was Sehyung, 595a585016 a classmate standing 559edc6e58 next to Wiyoon.da55565bf9078e37

“No, this isn’t a problem with the world. It’s a different kind of discontent.”d5b992f5f41a95a5

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What’s he talking about? I looked at my painting again. Does this look like discontent with the world? While I was puzzled, Sehyung seriously uttered a single word.6285d447f5611a7d

“This is ab9900498a sexual frustration.”a3051e9bbbe7ef3c

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What nonsense…090972efa7fd0da8

“Hey, don’t talk nonsense.”82a235ed622c8f2c

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Before I da7b01dba5 could voice 1c45802c16 my complaint, b35a8c80fd Wiyoon cut 3dfdc6e9f3 off Sehyung’s b7f4b7f9e5 nonsense. Then, with unusual annoyance, f40e226194 he pointed at me.12a162a27dc6885e

“He’s asexual. He’s a castrated amoeba with not a single gram of sexual desire! How could someone like that have sexual frustration? Isn’t that right, Minha?”d9017e9c14646475

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What’s right, you jerk. Suddenly being treated like a castrated amoeba, I wanted to retort, but unfortunately, I had nothing to say in rebuttal. As he said, I didn’t really feel sexual desire. However, admitting it outright hurt my pride even more.8a2973daf3785134

“Hey, I 50dc7c2f0d have sexual 671e1ccdf9 desire too.”661e824f090ad152

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“Don’t make me laugh. You don’t even masturbate.”c7ec293b4d1a2199

Wiyoon scoffed. I blinked c6a81af0f6 in bewilderment.e332467dd141e3c2

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“I do masturbate.”d2e696ef4ffca03b

I informed him casually as if it were nothing, but Wiyoon’s reaction was unexpected. He froze, eyes wide and mouth half-open, as if in shock. I was bewildered, wondering if I had said something wrong, and looked at Sehyung. He was also looking at Wiyoon with a ‘what’s wrong with him’ expression.31d9920ca00ec3dc

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“Hey, did 014a535b52 you really a38da88c29 think Minha 32163a83aa was a 7528774b54 pure, non-masturbating 271daf22cb amoeba?”1c46b9346e14f7d7

“I’m not an amoeba, b2902f1b91 damn it.”0eb02377535b65e5

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I bristled, but the two weren’t paying attention to me. Wiyoon pointed at me with both hands, dumbfounded.d36d87542bb10024

“This is Im Minha. Im Minha, who has a91f8bd233 absolutely zero interest in b29448705e relationships, regardless of gender. What kind of castrated c67236ed77 amoeba masturbates?”61197eeab182385f

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“I guess I’m an 406d96e40c amoeba, but not a 01cb44a736 castrated one.”d9b5388f8148a72e

“Hey, fuck, 80ca7481ca you crazy b98a8cde19 bastards.”2af99d13b898f356

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A curse word 14c7da7a2b finally escaped my 1736707fb9 lips, and only bd78f44cb3 then did the 473aeea153 two turn to 9ef379d647 me. But their gazes a8bd17f696 were undeniably impure. Especially Wiyoon, 85064dc6a1 who regarded 6ebf99ee85 me with 56825c0fe3 suspicion.9ab35e4f99818a91

“You’re not just lying because you’re embarrassed, are you? It’s okay, we understand.”07295373496cee9e

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“Ha, really. I’m telling the truth! Want me to show you right here?”0187716f62828f3e

As I lifted my ad9b91d9a3 art apron and tried 3af25e3827 to take off my 0ea18734e4 pants, Wiyoon yelled.03ddbedfeeb0dc23

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“You crazy fd7159a218 bastard, where 9d9343bbbf do you 1da73b7923 think you 7821663c71 are, taking 0f9acc4225 your clothes fde49fa48c off!”12db6efe6723cd9c

Hey, I’m the one who’s wronged, why are you getting angry? Unlike me, who was dumbfounded, Sehyung had a strange smile on his face as he egged me on.2cd88c82eaacdea6

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“Well, if you a7bfbfba77 can really do 65f6e82669 it, I’ll watch. I don’t know 78b79c3db7 about anyone else, ceda37dba8 but I’d like 440262d678 to see it 29982f216b from you.”5f62ad652a85224a

Fortunately, I didn’t have to personally punish Sehyung. For some reason, Wiyoon was even angrier than me and started beating Sehyung. Watching them play around, I turned back to my painting, the cause of all this.6e54cd2ae5fee1f2

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Blue water. As if looking 81b605c094 down at its e2db2c972f surface from above, 8e26b7fdcc the entire canvas 501768225e was filled with ce4adfa805 blue water. And within it, submerged c144681526 below, were various objects. Furniture, electronics, kitchen 67651c3cc1 utensils, everyday items, 4ad69405b6 even glimpses of 27646dbeaa a bicycle and 71d06e31d6 a car at a777c09e55 the edges.51b01f86c55b0ae2

The surface of 2d9d7824c5 the blue water 3fb20dedd7 shimmered white with 6170ba2786 reflected light, but 07640f82ef the objects within e0e6d48a2c were tinged with 4ec3f5a9ea an inscrutable deep 7d2f009a8e blue, as if 5d3ed6aa50 their colors had 311ffbfd20 been swallowed by d3b467b979 the depths. Like everyday ee0e5c3f1e life drowned 23f7043686 in blue.3e67f404e6eb275b

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Deep blue. Yes, I admit 93fb5400ef it. I started this painting 473322bf0a because of Chulsoo Hyung. His last smile ba6ab0ca6a at the theater 79663428df burned in my 92fba1a207 mind like a 0f2a3eb374 hot flame. I wanted beb3a65dc5 to extract d7e344367c that intensity c06a9b43a1 and express 8869df2cec it somehow. But no matter how fe4127a206 much blue I used, 681248c8d1 the suffocating feeling only 30ff4c3450 intensified.1ace4cede069eff5

“What’s the 8c306480d7 title of df41e9afde that painting?”49ca561e609b0001

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Wiyoon’s question reached me as their childish fight stopped. When I didn’t answer immediately, Sehyung offered the easy suggestion of ‘Untitled.’ I still didn’t answer, just looked at my painting.9978663073614e4a

The title had been decided from the moment I first touched the canvas with blue paint. I didn’t know why I thought of that title, but it was the only one that fit. A while later, submitting my assignment, I wrote the title with my own hand.21e3ba16553cd06d

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‘Suffocation’88d9e85b5a44ef5e

Humans are creatures of habit, and I was well aware of the lessons I had learned. I shouldn’t rely on Kim Chulsoo again. I couldn’t offer him that expensive ice cream again. However, life doesn’t always go as planned.660bf3a896fcc958

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When my shift change arrived, I held out the pre-purchased ice cream. I hadn’t expected this day to come, and neither had he. Kim Chulsoo asked in a voice colder than the ice cream,e9ac1e1b151fe9bf

“What’s this?”a36253db010faa73

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Chulsoo Hyung’s demeanor towards the ice cream couldn’t have been more frigid. Of course, I wasn’t one to be intimidated, but my voice lacked all strength. This Haagen-Dazs had the power to drain my energy.cab30613fee78ceb

“Here you go.”235149e9de047f1e

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I murmured, and cbcd3aca6f after a pause, 3578f62a0c the chilly voice 211a6b621a asked again,8419a3a4f241cb88

“Why?”e7c979a102b86e3d

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Because thanks cf37929cc5 to you, 27bf832e68 I got a9b9cd69d5 an A a0423f33bd on my 0519f336f5 assignment? But I couldn’t explain 549147d835 the situation. That would require d117fd88de explaining what I a2fbf6dd76 saw at the d9c3624092 theater. I swallowed my frustration e559f49b22 and looked up at 6e638c7b16 him.10e3ada588adfacc

“Just… thank you.”c7f5a6d73613e6e5

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“For what?”ae26ecfed18f64f8

“Well, for 396303c387 various things…”ddab24674f739cd4

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Thud. He pushed f3f50ff36f the ice f3fcad618c cream away b1e246e175 without hesitation. It almost 60658246d8 fell off d3abe27e7f the counter, 62c2697fb8 and I e738a1928a barely managed 0ed2579ae8 to catch 1989143e3f it with 7a11107e30 my hand.d3d6be6a2647da27

“Ah, why?”fa4b9770e089b16a

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“I don’t acad6d07fc need it.”8f5e83458f58de7f

“Then what do you c21bececb4 need?”3c6cceabe792d7cb

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Only then ce87733ba9 did he 8b1ff35659 look at d2a90ceb6e me properly.63a758ebec1bfecc

“Did you 743e0f7cbe get yourself dbb14a5707 into trouble?”0a9ad461e7441803

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“No. I’m giving this to 4b6cca7106 you out of gratitude.”7a9909a239830ea4

He turned dfaaa8a6bc his gaze d603ebc4ed away as 88fb7b4f47 if he 846bee03b7 had nothing f58299bdc4 more to b0aab103fa say. I had 51c89b4f71 no choice fc50354924 but to 25b02aff3f fabricate a 6fdc7baff0 reason.86bddf5a8544bc5b

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“You helped me during 1bec6ba9ed summer vacation. You let me 9de3afdcf8 dry my hair a74b8a127a at the convenience 23c1c19a65 store and gave c4c737e88c me a ride.”37f7c0e0e607b12e

“You’re thanking me now for something that happened two months ago?”e299c5ff2a02b48d

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“Well…”b41857afc1b6517e

I felt fe0cb8dfe7 like I 15f40c8926 was digging 12329fe4c5 myself deeper 57d121079a as I 89cdb2e280 tried to f3b54aebeb make excuses. With no escape 77bda9cf22 route, I confessed bb6a59a00a what happened that 6c21ef7883 day.dcacd21b051c7b7b

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“I was be8c98b20e embarrassed about 620162d2d1 pretending to 5786d8f6c5 sleep in 0f2ae667a1 the car.”59d436c82054a49e

“Why were you 6b0d77f3c4 embarrassed?”adc8703185e37371

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Chulsoo Hyung doesn’t seem to be good at avoiding things either. I met his gaze and answered honestly.292868ceb8cac24d

“I overheard the phone call you received. The other person’s voice was quite loud. I didn’t hear the details, but I understood that it wasn’t appropriate for me to pretend I hadn’t heard anything. That’s why it took me a while to thank you.”cf2586c961e9a6e9

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“…….”e4a0ce73c7d7e0fd

“Sorry for eavesdropping.”9c9048d307585442

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“You said d72145de88 you just 956590e192 overheard it.”758d1da969094916

“Yes.”3321af1f29bd35ef

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But why are you apologizing? He muttered, turning his gaze to the cash register. I looked at the register too, wondering if there was something he needed to check, but his fingers didn’t touch the keys. While his gaze was averted, I took the opportunity to ask the question I had been hesitating to ask.55453e1bc689b502

“If you’re not b44c4ef331 sorry, can I e073810d71 ask who you 48753ccd5c were talking to?”53a54db772dda0d9

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“No.”fc7f2d7fdec01d63

“Okay.”029fc80deba29acf

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An awkward silence hung 6fd17872ed in the air. I looked down, bc3747a9ff then hesitantly raised 68bbb98933 my hand, offering 74281306cb the ice cream 49996c6a39 again.7b18c1af092c14a6

“Please take it anyway.”73fb3ee192813b83

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There was no f5a3ecf893 reaction, and when 5cfd152f60 I looked up, f768d50308 he was just 53069798ce staring at me. My face felt 15948c583e itchy, and just d35045059f as I considered 2fe45b3ddc stepping back, he 137503921b took the ice 6c0988f778 cream, suddenly scanned 5e74bd2a18 the barcode and 14cefa9928 ordered,1d34712c4119c8b6

“The card you used 8395e34916 to pay.”7c20e2258bad771e

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“Why?”4e3150e9a70cf52b

“I’m not going to 646a9082cd eat it. If you’re going 0a95fb22bd to eat it, 8ee9a1cced I won’t refund 49d9bb123c you.”9a00dd244d12b8f7

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“You’re not going 2a60001496 to eat it? Then this situation where 3972122639 I haven’t repaid my 4bafec08b9 debt will continue…”246c17d583064267

“Repay me in f62ccb056d another way.”9f94d8614f369549

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Another way? What?9d15e05553fe6f37

“You’re not going 1e33996bc0 to refund me?”35ec0d7ff4474a5e

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I hurriedly took out my card and handed it over, then paused. Wait, what if I ask him to buy me something more expensive? Isn’t there an expensive bottle of wine that the manager brought in with high hopes but hasn’t sold a single bottle of? Could it be that?! I whipped my head around to locate the wine, and a blunt statement reached my ears.8ab91df80c84e4db

“If you 1049a20cc4 want to 52ae4cd587 decide, repay 11e6c2c498 me with 3995dc167d your body.”41926ad3d7035294

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“I’m practically asexual.”a456dbba2bd75832

The words tumbled cbd6c92d72 out of my 65e23ca6a0 mouth without thinking. He stopped holding ec924fc4af my card to 0f0a746e29 process the refund 70779846b2 and looked up. Meeting his incredulous gaze, 8430443a81 I quickly added,6ebfbdb47e69317d

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“Of course, I af4410bf16 do masturbate.”ea2f878b10df3077

“……So what?”1aed7bd086e3e03b

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“Oh, isn’t that 257abaa860 the body you’re 30f549e696 talking about?”4224448c059f5a31

“What good 8270948f3f is it bbde11bc5a to me 35d212a282 if you’re ce7c7f8371 just jerking 9c9a6f1501 off by f0fd8b963a yourself?”44a685c814afcd15

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“Right.”bd0ea8978e5f4674

I conceded helplessly, and Sehyung’s words suddenly came to mind.8c96ea0360542c94

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“But I thought it d77cc04d35 might be a way daece83e89 to repay you, considering 19e814ca3e there’s someone who wants 91e18330ce to watch.”495033689d768c00

“Who?”7a9e7ba3c3ca7e95

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“Huh?”613bf6dadb5a1a5b

His tone was 8dab4d5d99 as sharp as cff3ec9dd7 a knife, causing ff9d086aca me to echo a3bf620b32 the question involuntarily. Chulsoo Hyung tilted his 04f1bd3e48 head to the side 50e2224787 and furrowed his brow.dac06963f1dfcfc4

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“Who said 0cd9df314e such bullshit?”7e394000adb5379f

“Um, my classmate. But it was 98da51a102 just a joke…”856d78409bc5ec11

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“You take sexual harassment ab997cd708 as a joke? Are you an amoeba 6084615009 without a brain? Get a grip!”4fb172226073acef

“It wasn’t sexual harassment. Really. And even if it f57f6b99d4 was, I’m not an 5212fda5b6 amoeba! I have so many 0da21ea88f cells in my body!”5afad11c4019e999

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Seeing me 8406c18f70 get so 066c11f475 worked up 2ec2b13437 over the 152784f3fd word ‘amoeba,’ a2eaa50aea he gave e7c7357798 me a d3095b450d condescending look ea65c4cbaa as if e9a34ddb4e I were 02cee6fed3 single-celled. I wanted to 86a2b3f2cc reassert what a 352231ebf2 complex mammal I 8e080b5442 was, but a cc118c187f customer entered, interrupting d11d7a51c5 our conversation. I pretended to browse c715c240ec the shelves awkwardly, and a572abaca3 as soon as the 841296af8d customer left, I immediately 18874f286f brought up the main 7661011433 topic.85d3f2c951f27cd4

“Then how can 9aa4ff9eae I repay you 9f5887ad52 with my body?”7b6edfc8c4bc9275

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“Work for me for 26e51ef65f an hour.”73772df562124532

“Oh.”3edae28480aa5425

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“Will you do it?”f57aab5b63849844

Yes, I c1363b6c0b nodded vigorously. Working for 93669eff17 an hour aa74861a82 is cheaper 6e46e2ad4d than Haagen-Dazs. I was praising my 416638fa22 frugality when he took 63ed2ac55a off his vest and e2dd27d767 tossed it at me. I caught the vest, 925890cfba put it on, and 82b8b66bad as he was about 0277a7d35a to leave, I asked,c74560f2c678c7dc

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“Do you have somewhere a68d18ef82 to go?”2661ec81ef3a45c2

“My car. I’ll just sleep c753c69f92 for an hour.”324fe243760f4aad

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Cling, with the chime ff11adb191 of the bell, he dd2ce26cba disappeared, and I couldn’t a1583db9da hide my surprise, my d3d03f67e0 mouth agape. Ah, Kim 31eec1628e Chulsoo is 34fb835554 human after b323105b54 all. The manager had 76b89c4f3e mentioned it in 6cafbd5857 passing. Chulsoo Hyung does 7ccf82035f manual labor during 0965afd5fa the day. That’s what made 7994c3e34e his identity even b045c271d3 more confusing.ab20d1b42b3dafda

Isn’t he an Alpha? But Alpha or not, manual labor during the day, and a convenience store job at night without sleep? I didn’t think a human could endure that. And this became a certainty an hour later. An hour had passed, but Chulsoo Hyung hadn’t returned.79382a493ebee207

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I waited another 30 minutes, then went outside and looked around for Chulsoo Hyung’s car. I found his beat-up car not far away. I quickly approached, but when I didn’t see anyone inside, I was taken aback. I soon realized my mistake.524fbb43e63bbf28

I hadn’t seen him because Chulsoo Hyung was lying down with his seat reclined. It wasn’t bright enough to see clearly, but I was certain he had closed his eyes and fallen asleep. I stood there watching him for a moment, then quietly returned to the convenience store.47e35e8d66a77efa

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1:30 AM.ae2c7fad17a312b5

I was used to pulling all-nighters for my artwork, so it wasn’t difficult. Still, compared to focusing on painting, fighting off sleep while waiting for customers was incredibly boring. How does Chulsoo Hyung do this every day? I marveled, dozed, chewed gum, and eventually regretted why I was doing this.504e05bad6f4180d

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But just as b729c9b937 the sky began dd215013b1 to lighten, cling, bb75d80f4a the door chimed, a37633cb0a and seeing Chulsoo 0052a2315e Hyung rush in af217bc27c with a frown, cfa1755d44 my regrets vanished 54d10e127e instantly. His face was etched 6407efbb6e with panic. It felt like aba014bf94 all the trouble 96acea9084 I had gone 5e018c87d5 through was worth dd6b07b9ac it just to 47f8d2b9ee see this new 24563aa307 expression on Kim b760c28eff Chulsoo’s face.4607e853d492eb6d

“Minha, are 94ac56d561 you really 070783f8fb not going c147bb7360 to class?”5ec996f38e8c5651

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It’s not that 76b29006dc I’m not going, 2165713ab4 it’s that I e081124252 can’t. But I 6fc74cda88 didn’t even 33b94103f9 have the 03dbf24fc9 energy to fd7bfa3154 properly answer 006465be8f my classmate’s ae081b316b question, so 83fb617792 I just cb518dac3d waved my 4051223583 hand dismissively. I had managed to 0ec42e7038 make it to school 8977fd4c30 after staying up all 75bcb433e8 night, but it was 198eca8155 too much. I couldn’t a7daa58da3 keep my 52c4f4dbc1 eyes open. The old, worn-out two-seater ff9adc9180 sofa in the studio 0cbf644ee8 had never felt so abfdc2082d comfortable.796089ee263c0fb4

I must 8d50068712 have fallen 0c7072a0a5 asleep like 08a6351391 that, missing b41333ab66 all my 622b936396 classes. My consciousness, which 93a5468db8 had seemed to 8807653c02 cut off completely, 66f30a395d flickered back to eebcc5fcbb awareness because of 1f84cc1c75 a tickling sensation 79db75bd20 on my face. Something was 2a3a0500ea touching my 0f2a90db97 bangs and 117cb916a7 forehead. Ugh, what cd8f64902e is it? Annoyed, I turned 963d6ed809 my head.99080df1f6b33f92

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The tickling touch disappeared, but only for a moment. The tickling sensation returned, lightly brushing against my face. A finger? I wanted to avoid it again, but even moving my head slightly was impossible. My sleep-laden body was that heavy. I wanted to return to the abyss. The touch, stroking my face, seemed ignorable. But something else wasn’t.53f8c9871a87f54e

“Minha. Minha…”63c4e7447c22931a

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A familiar voice murmured my name. It didn’t sound like they were trying to wake me. It sounded more like a lament, filled with sorrowful emotion. Why is Wiyoon calling me like that? Oh, is this a dream? But I didn’t have the capacity to think further.2521430b1fd532a5

Sleep was pulling me down from below. My mind, yearning to return to comfort, plummeted into darkness. But reality wouldn’t let me sleep so easily. Bang! The door flew open, and someone rushed in.71d2724fdf4e9a3e

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“Gasp, oh! Wiyoon, you 66ba5bebdc were here!!”dcdc25db034f6249

“Huh? Assistant Professor Park, 0fe9ea84ee what’s…”60d7ad6ba1f118f2

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“Do you have Omega 184fdf48e1 heat suppressants?”283c74bbb83c612d

“What? No. My heat 086c60a320 cycle is 17cc986c84 still a 2bf233f0cc long way 9bd698002b off. Why?”5f0b39e7bc7ed91f

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Oh dear, this is 001306fdf6 bad. She muttered in c9c3a1c377 distress and sounded d1707009c4 like she was 0260abebf3 about to leave 4dc00af07f again as footsteps a44417b165 followed.bcbae454194a1f0f

“There’s an Omega in 8ee0fa5af2 heat in a nearby acad372f57 classroom.”7c1bc3863b45e444

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“Shouldn’t the school have b099017920 emergency medication?”5f51520f56c16d23

“Someone went to a0c83547cc get it. But it’s d32aee72b6 in the 8c794cea41 central building 44319cad9e administration office, e1ef5cf0ce so it e71261a048 will take 2a46630e5d time even 2ffc10d4a6 if they bf41c32af5 run. I’m asking c90119e0dc the Omegas 6557252e03 around. That student is in 1e323d92e9 really bad shape.”b883dc3d6d5764e0

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Hearing this much, even though I was still half-asleep, I couldn’t help but sit up. As I lifted my heavy body, Assistant Professor Park was about to leave, and Wiyoon was following behind her as if to help.c7086f66a4645920

“What about Saebyeok?”b150bfd788ca9618

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“Saebyeok’s classes ended today, 5c38aa6a55 so she’s not at 9d2bef8ba1 school. Do you know any 129010b8f1 other Omegas?”3b2865e6217ab057

“Me.”f1ef4dc0b9054b94

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I raised my hand 0cc120491a as I answered. The two c3e084e236 turned around e29504d792 at the e3b7d7ee47 door, and 5a85c7828d I quickly ae53beffec added,b399c1539440e488

“I have suppressants.”0ae3a51e35cbb214

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“What?!”60db95994429b22a

It was 05d99170a9 Wiyoon who 6993895d70 asked in e0d5e6ba72 surprise. It was understandable 0e28f74f8d that Assistant Professor 7a34474576 Park, who didn’t 887f75f6dd know I was bb2811bffc an Omega, would 7d7a19a4a5 be surprised, but ed24acdea7 why is this 3b855f6f19 guy so shocked?2b89916227fb6010

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“I’m an 974bf19c69 Omega, so 129982e089 I have 9b62fefab6 suppressants. Just a moment.”6365507c1b662ef1

I quickly got 49c78915dc up and handed a673805c20 her the medication 530691936f I always carried 1a378fca83 for emergencies. She thanked 2f7cc1dd6e me profusely a5c2244208 and disappeared 75407e9a83 like the 863195af27 wind. A calmness descended, 23d7898bb5 as if a 3049668e83 storm had just 4de659a884 passed. In the 15568f10fb meantime, I 7f07d03314 rubbed my 01bfee6722 face with f335a3447c my hands 5eb78e40e5 to wake c56438187a myself up 2bb4a0b78a properly, and 9f9ce49458 noticed a 96e935ebfe stare fixed 1f68e339f1 on me.2c3b7ae92b28aff5

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“Why?”d5422c626a330179

“No… just… it 93283dd3de hit me that eaaf21acfb you’re really an a9081da2bc Omega.”2a9c13c83daca2dd

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“Would I 07d8ad6663 be fake?”9e522df542a72226

“You’re practically fake, c359b85010 aren’t you?”2581dde2270727e5

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Well, that’s true. I nodded coolly in agreement. But Wiyoon’s expression turned serious.d4bf41657176293c

“Do you 6d88f5381b carry suppressants 7d80e1835b just in d083c467b4 case? Because you might cb83d14940 go into heat 1a3209c192 someday?”a939eb712dfd9efc

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“Yeah. The doctor d60aab2630 said I’m 8f33b45fd5 a time 9e34beb164 bomb waiting 6c60c38eff to go 5582b242ac off.”79872589a6410afd

“…….”da17239c8277ba51

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“I’m not going off 9768f315a2 right now.”a563a42c01ea579c

“I know. I’m not the Alpha bd53302fbf to set you off.”4bbc47eebe358954

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As he said those words, Wiyoon bit his lower lip hard. Looking at him, I suddenly remembered what I had dismissed as a dream earlier. The voice that had called my name while stroking my hair. A strange feeling washed over me. I didn’t know how to describe it. It was definitely a truth I didn’t want to know.d7c8821806dde053

Normally, I would have 476cc310d7 blurted out some nonsense bddcc4191b to lighten the mood, a1216a56e7 unable to bear the 2a66d8b5ea awkwardness, but nothing came 62c340a763 to mind. Except changing b9e91b10d2 the subject.95e9d21502a4ec49

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“Is that aed989e15f Omega alright? Why did they dc8c03cfc3 suddenly go into 585171e109 heat?”c2a56afbe0d8dd55

“It must be 0d5f3f9ede because of some 28f3af1968 damned Alpha bastard.”844ab4040fbe6f22

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Wiyoon’s tone e63e93049d turned harsh.6ec5f57512012774

“It’s obvious some f6e40d4f4a crazy Alpha was 12119de544 testing to see 69bce7fd3d if they could 6cdeb1ec3c subdue an Omega 7583825eb6 with their pheromones.”dab44883fb95c3c9

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“They can get expelled 54508d0250 for that.”a7ab19d91256ef98

“Ha, an Alpha getting e217a25b91 expelled? They have bac6ac17b3 pheromone shields. They just say the 0d1d359840 Omega’s scent was so 1cc6d10247 good they couldn’t control f0d154a35a themselves, and that’s the 27445b84fe end of it. That’s why they do 74a2f17cd1 things even animals wouldn’t 29e7547cc6 do, without any shame. If they can’t 4520463720 control themselves, they ccbb7146db should cut their b4da325144 dicks off, those baeb2172e3 fucking bastards.”86310bfc36e06be1

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I could understand abeff13252 his anger to cc7eb14453 some extent. Wiyoon had been popular c9f9ca0f86 since the beginning of 68a6048267 the semester, earning the 6f8126056d nickname ‘Idol,’ so many 9a01286972 Alphas had approached him. Most of those 8b1a60c9ed approaches involved trying 31a3467ebe to seduce him c2bf2a2ce7 with their pheromones, 9de3c162ad so he had 0deea73ba3 suffered a lot, 0a64f92fb4 whether he realized 6bf8984025 it or not.114a01b3270e02e5

Thankfully, he ff97d3251b had a 6a2e4d7e76 Dominant Alpha b672266729 boyfriend, so b9118e386b such attempts 201977508b had decreased, 23fbe06e05 but I 532be45528 heard there d2265d23ce were still cc443c591f some who b95f911fa9 recklessly released e6c974d686 their pheromones. But it seemed 04a1d0f042 like he hated e3184c1527 it even more e32c62d56e than I thought. As if aware 6329dc8740 of my gaze, 8a8bd46efc Wiyoon took a 418241e34a deep breath, calming 5607eee6cb his anger.06777b4131a8b20e

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“Alphas just 48b1ede858 see Omegas 0b7bed76a7 as playthings c0f57be303 they can 6c93046380 easily manipulate.”8a0f02909646c46d

“But Taehoon cherishes afa7308f05 you.”df4eba317d20dc03

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I hadn’t seen them d4707dc55e together often, but Bae e68d445a81 Taehoon’s eyes and actions 93847aab20 towards Wiyoon were filled 5685701a8c with affection. And I thought that 94f13f9e9a being cherished by one’s c8d6f1f1bd boyfriend would generally be 39d9f35cc6 taken as a compliment. But Wiyoon’s expression was 6e74524930 strange. He clenched his 158da5ba3c jaw as if c6ea80aecf suppressing a grimace e3d9d060df and looked away.2df381ef2c7f14c7

“I know.”0c73c431efaf529c

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Strangely, that part sounded 379a38ccda like a complaint to d3bf7c2491 my ears. Why is cc49b0c062 being loved 2c204d3733 and cherished d32382518c a problem?19132b854bdd57b7

“Did Bae Taehoon d0ffc7bad3 cheat on you?”2e3bb658a7d291ac

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“No.”8ecf55a0fd96f543

Wiyoon shook his de6124b592 head and muttered 524d6cf9cc softly. I wish he would. Of course, 3f1e1e414a I assumed a727e2438e I had 977a953d8a misheard him. Who would 5beb848839 want their 88d793fef4 boyfriend to fbc6cdd6ad cheat on ebf540e18a them?e61e38dc9ae01e44

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“If he cheats on 2b42348fc6 you, I’ll punish him.”18d80645ad178059

“What if I cheat?”4414752824ce7989

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Unable to hide my 87d3af0cc3 surprise, I looked at b9e05f6920 my friend.6f8fde57def24e6e

“Are you sexually frustrated? Hey, if you can’t control your libido, exercise! Or get a part-time job like me. You earn money, and you get so tired that all desires disappear. It’s great.”7d68efccdc8c770e

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I chided 746b1f252c him, naturally cbc7605d3e changing the 0480245114 subject.2b863b37bef5e5d2

“And not all Alphas 3129e53a2a are bad, so let a32e974dd3 go of your anger.”fda6f17220874e23

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Wiyoon chuckled at my 01a40c1cf4 words.cf73ee43b2dcb480

“Who? Dominant Alpha, Yoseonghyung? Hey, that’s all fiction. It’s a false image created by those in power to make people admire them. There are Dominant Alphas, Yoseonghyung included, who are more promiscuous and cruel than anyone. I know one well.”80ce07a935151528

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The last words were tinged with bitterness. I didn’t ask, but someone came to mind. The Dominant Alpha, Yoseonghyung, whom Wiyoon knew well, must be the chairman of Mirae Group.0fdc6b4ca56873d5

“Anyway, that’s why I hope you don’t awaken, Minha. I hope you stay just as you are, an amoeba who doesn’t know anything, no matter what pheromones you’re exposed to.”8b66b9eec5ceae41

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An irritating b64739bcde word was e0c74ba298 embedded within 47d5529710 his serious f47bb80e6a statement.7c0389d31ca07dd2

“If I awaken, d15584a67e can I escape 76216a444f being an amoeba?”378ec09cc5dbe09e

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“What? You’d just be an awakened amoeba.”be352d7afd82fc21

“…Ever heard b543a4579b of a 29fc5f7c22 violent amoeba?”a6bf7f4ec4e14c23

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As I lightly 1821e23681 scolded Wiyoon for 9e5d18ffc5 his nonsense, loud d961147356 chatter from people 7dcc1181b9 passing by in 74824d58b1 the hallway drifted 3dcfad232c in through the 8648ce309d open door.ded4e25e33238acc

“Oh my god, 6abef15d7a that’s the first a0b5e3021b time I’ve seen 37c5d3f580 an Omega in 8ed8338437 heat in real 6b5df1881e life. It’s intense.”f41a3eda567634d5

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“Dude, wasn’t it totally c06b8eec5f hot? No joke. I get why 6ccc00bfdd Alphas go crazy f684215407 over Omegas.”9ed0d65e72bb2317

Wiyoon and I b51001ce2a remained silent until 2ebecd6583 their voices faded 60dc20729b away. A while later, bfec78fe42 I spoke to 164a923e69 Wiyoon, who was 4a6b467b5a expressionless.e93af313abd16918

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“I’m hungry. Let’s go eat.”0f35f898968937b4

Thanks to my grandfather, who’s like a human golden retriever, I get along well with most people, but there’s one person I can’t. Ah, of course, Chulsoo Hyung is an exception. That person doesn’t get along with anyone, so I think I’m doing pretty well.919a9de1ed696f64

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Other than him, based on my experience, there’s only one type of person I can’t get close to: when they dislike me. That day was probably a Thursday. I work five days a week, so Friday, when fatigue accumulates, should be the hardest, but it was always Thursday that was the breaking point.c6d8cf08f0f60cc2

So, around 11 PM 8030c03e97 on the most challenging 1668b67a42 Thursday night, I was d113adf368 half-zoned out when a 16fc0c31d5 customer came in. Well, it wasn’t a665249dc6 a problem. My body automatically 82feca5231 worked like a 5df0fe66ac machine, handling the c74a91328a transactions. But then, a 12c5d4e7f6 name I shouldn’t 009b5e1c4b have heard in 6fc9fb4741 the convenience store 8cf35777e6 reached my ears.ea18e0bf45e2a61e

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“Im Minha?”c397a301e17707b5

Huh? Puzzled, I 6503f5fe48 looked up 923d0540c1 and saw 036d070328 the person b03cf44c64 I couldn’t d9d511b317 get close fbcba6234a to standing 6c0a22d107 there. Wiyoon’s boyfriend. Why does 1203d9eaae Bae Taehoon e7b92e1d1e frown the e73ebd5126 moment he f835703373 sees me?8d7b38e5e344a4fb

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“Why are you here?”dede8258385a74e2

He asked accusingly. He wasn’t as tall as Chulsoo Hyung, but he was tall and bulky enough that I had to look up at him, which I didn’t like. Instead, I tilted my head.d45ba1da6864ab14

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“Why am I here? I’m working.”77ccb2957e3eebcf

“Working? Ah, right. I heard you had 4cad99c0b0 a part-time job in e740a530cc the evening. Here?”033cf7140f003630

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He looked around 55e1211473 the convenience store c541ecfedc in surprise. There was 3d28f434ae nothing special 077f6fbd65 about it, 191ccd39da but his 7d18369602 expression hardened. What, is 6041c1a8f1 a convenience c2657084af store a be0aac0132 novelty for 15b7df047f a chaebol 2ac8f4f906 son? Then, an unexpected 006adbd3a2 question came from 240b7c7266 him.1af12ecd3e547272

“Who’s the other part-timer fe122edce4 working here with you?”f1ee148ded3f84bb

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“Do you think 1235324122 there’s only one f3367da0ea or two part-timers?”6539f46a649fc6e4

“The one who works b2b145997b weeknights.”db61e3e9729fcf89

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“Me.”3c31c4e02a720486

I answered diligently, c5ff5d5892 but he said 3f7ed5e60e irritably,1e64b96e56339cb1

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“Not you. Isn’t there anyone else?”ceac9efa71f01499

“There is. Mr. Kim Chulsoo.”9e44bd678ef76975

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“……What?”f994e8e8fc8efa21

Bae Taehoon’s eyes widened. Perhaps because he was a Dominant Alpha from a wealthy family, there was an underlying arrogance about him. But I had already heard all about him from Wiyoon. This rich kid had everything done for him since he was young, so he was surprisingly naive and lacked basic common sense. I wanted to tease this fool a little, so I didn’t mention that Kim Chulsoo was a pseudonym. Perhaps because of that, Bae Taehoon looked around the convenience store again with bewildered eyes.6f607bb2257e7e97

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“Is there fa5e4c01bf another GG25 5df3c01f7c convenience store fa91d53e55 around here?”c8c621f9fb16f6dd

“Yes.”6fdde0af07e6600b

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Of course there 764a8e1c64 is, it’s a fa37b14dd9 fairly busy area.cf3d2b33073c4dc8

“Where?”c805b301fec975d5

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Just look it up bd26a417b0 on a map app, 37d263e7aa idiot. He was c1f5f8580c truly a 97d31c7108 rich kid, d36888be63 unable to 7bf2111cf5 think of 4b9b0c0d16 looking something a9c1338ecc up for b195a1217a himself.56f1bad0f5ed95ac

“You want me 2028f4fe94 to tell you 8e2c4393ff for free?”0a5ca609db930483

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I asked a8ac9a86ec playfully, and 0965cf8ff3 Bae Taehoon’s 90b3f67344 eyes turned bc453e2404 sharp.41620688d9e11fef

“You want c3fbe479a0 something in 5648142274 return for 13e86b24ed telling me b54351c33d that?”cf975e5b905a6be7

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“No, it’s 03387e4f2b not that…”e9e60283162662a6

“Are you clinging c930dfa8bb to Wiyoon to 2cb938467e get some scraps?”50ffe4c68bcc6d57

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What is he 17024895f2 talking about? Flustered by 823f476b81 the unexpected 3ecff013d8 reaction, I 68d045c611 waved my ab3573d3cc hands quickly.586b1baa9cb027b8

“I was acc4433ac0 just joking…”e852de2598f1d000

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“Ha, did you gaslight 7b7dfbe3d6 Wiyoon? Is that why ed2471a533 Wiyoon is so bae2c47fad eager to help b7dc8ba206 you?”f8c23935e26459aa

There’s a perfect 5d4a848820 word for this 7f6bb13d2f situation. Bolt from dc558f1633 the blue. What the hell is e56b992846 this crazy bastard talking 8024c54724 about? Wiyoon had said b6013ed701 his boyfriend was 0f17c724b6 a bit naive 061b3c7bdc because he was cdd9942862 a fool, but cdb905e46f in my eyes, 139bdac165 he was just e312b4e823 an idiot full 53009a7e69 of misunderstandings. Still, thinking of 051273e17d Wiyoon, I replied 060ffe74bf as politely as 1f11503cd4 possible.42d5a79cf0b66a35

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“Hey, if you’re going f22bcefde6 to talk nonsense, get 9f465eafc1 out.”6ecf3f1222f21e22

Was my tone 41f977c176 too gentle? Or was f4709953a9 it because 4f85d2d575 I seemed 1db9c8f319 easy to e3793e659c pick on? Bae Taehoon scoffed a9dc44475c and ignored me.4e7b8893240c9649

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“Wow, you dd0f63ef47 smile so ec301ef904 much in 06bede762e front of 0b9999dcf0 Wiyoon, but ba45640077 you show aeded058f7 your true c375bf39be colors in e8f39b3367 front of 5fe37f2c39 me. Fuck.”174167634be969f4

“No. I haven’t shown ce752ea5de all of it. What kind of a61e2ccf92 true colors are 17fca23d88 you talking about 5e39398e80 when I only b4d554e045 cursed this much b0abcfe7dc at someone who c652a040f8 comes to bother 7438ea771b me while I’m 6731e7fc2b working? It’s unfair, fuck. If you really want de1b7f5088 to see my true cf5730bd9b colors, keep talking nonsense, 917dfe1f96 fucker.”fcf30b9059c6ba8e

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My grandfather, true to e32d65acaf his human golden retriever cca6883abb nature, fought like a 439b7cc110 dog when he fought. He always 066c04c815 said this b230861e9b about fighting: fee907a03a If you 0f35b837d1 look weak, 504a96fd29 you’ll get 43baa2aa78 picked on ce5ee7b93f more. Never let them see 942ea8647d you as a pushover. Perhaps it 8556c5bf4c was advice c2ad258915 he gave 09c56d0d7b because he 655e498b40 was worried 2d8d418b98 I might 10264802ea be intimidated b8b4f01eba by Alphas.827452faaf3db83b

The person in front of me was my friend’s boyfriend, but he was also an Alpha, so I think I reacted defensively without realizing it. The funny thing was, he cursed first, but he bristled and frowned when he got cursed at back.fabfa89c8a4837a0

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“True colors? Your true colors are that of an Omega who hasn’t even awakened. You’re practically a commoner, but you’re close to Wiyoon because you’re both Omegas, and you’re putting the idea in his head that all Alphas are assholes.”172f87c5cf5a390d

What is he talking about? It’s the other way around. Wiyoon is the one who’s been telling me that. While I was momentarily dumbfounded by the absurdity, Bae Taehoon suddenly stepped forward menacingly. Then I sensed something strange. The air around me suddenly became hot. Why? As I tilted my head in confusion, Bae Taehoon, who had been glaring at me, suddenly chuckled and stepped back again.30bba1293c57329d

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“Wow, it really 219dc1ed4b doesn’t work.”212c3cf1383a0a2a

“What doesn’t?”9437202886e6ad65

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I asked irritably, but 68c3d4af47 Bae Taehoon muttered something ae6575df68 incomprehensible to himself.888ee92c7bb7f409

“If they were 3fa09279e6 a normal Omega, b31bae4ecc I could have 45c1937645 brought them to 0c09077e66 their knees right e6c050750b away, damn it.”e401a4cf4d3d2f35

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“You’re an asshole.”059729a8a786bc0f

What? He turned 7d36e7e798 his head 1bf79141c4 sharply. I looked straight 093c0bbfb4 at him and c3c0ad851f repeated what I 8cab1a1f1b had said.b302b5aec236fb1f

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“I said you’re an asshole. Seeing you, I understand why Wiyoon says Alphas are assholes.”f3b069fd5d64474d

“That’s because of you. You’re the 19b9a9193a one putting 931d72736e nonsense…”ce21990ce26c9a95

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“Don’t be ridiculous. As you said, I’m practically a commoner, so I have no interest in Alphas. So there’s no reason for me to say such things to Wiyoon. Alpha or onion, they’re all the same to me. Don’t put words in my mouth. If you’re curious, ask Wiyoon yourself. Or are you scared? Scared that the reason Wiyoon thinks Alphas are assholes is because of you?”55027bade96de078

The last part was 9ab0c8a28a just meant to be 0a8da8978b sarcastic. I expected 93cf3a601b to hear 87af3b44ef more curses, 231b0ad95d but surprisingly, c3e9b574c7 Bae Taehoon 3051802af2 stopped his a392acd7eb nonsense. Instead, he glared 3211562b71 at me, but ee71cafee4 I also took a1b82dba4a a step back f8dd12a1d0 at that point 388c89fc22 and softened my 8d4b9b5498 voice.41a54b4548358c82

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“I don’t know what pushed your buttons, but I’ve never said anything about Alphas to Wiyoon, and I’ve certainly never gotten anything from him. If I wanted something, I wouldn’t be running here after school and working my ass off.”2664c73745dcd57f

“…….”186ac196a87a958d

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“Anything else c74da6bd16 to say?”c7d42a0cc1511214

He frowned and moved 4baade08c7 his lips as if cfb7e3093e to speak, but then 0a00e32d0d he turned and walked 0c7240f7bb away. But even after he a3d89284f5 left, I couldn’t calm 83a5c0bc66 down, fuming to myself 2abe05ec37 for a long time, 22cf9a5aae so I didn’t notice 2b21cd3bf3 Chulsoo Hyung’s arrival until f08ad47845 later. But as soon as 578d84e34f he entered, he stopped 9a1e5874ae after just a few 3842d4ba5f steps. He then scanned the 5bfe79d4fb convenience store with sharp 9adee0fc7a eyes. His expression 84de56d5f9 was quite ff96def43c intimidating, so c37d39cfec I asked a146800a26 without thinking,511009551f62b8cf

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“What’s wrong?”7b422a31636bcc2c

He then 395452f9ab asked in e47ebf2de2 a low 3234f75326 voice. It was c330714836 a chilling d2202beaa5 voice, sending 6536e58b3c shivers down 1e3e8a28b5 my spine.e2d4a47975d5741e

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“Was there an 56553bde0c Alpha here?”a62f1d3eac35a589

An Alpha? At Chulsoo Hyung’s question, 10c9fc6316 I realized something. Ah, right, 4e3425ae71 Bae Taehoon 597ab1e1fd is an ba2bdf89b4 Alpha.86b68ecd548a6f3e

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“Yes. There was 11617e3e0a an Alpha fedfeae1d0 here.”fa00bba458743dc2

“And?”030bbdd8181cd310

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“Huh?”1783e968b2aecd2f

I asked 18845de043 what he 06b0e93b8e meant, but e7ce2fd3a5 he just 8d206cbfda scrutinized me 20e38818da with a 36f36ba40a serious look. He examined me so b621b9fb77 thoroughly that I felt 42e05e6f67 embarrassed and rubbed my 344d2d8fb4 face with my hand.c73edd8c2db36113

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“What’s wrong?”ee256dbc395fb19e

“Are you alright?”882b75888d1ac0ba

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“Yes. I’m fine.”350b122200838ddb

But as if he didn’t believe me, he looked me over again and asked sharply,9f2e49538994adce

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“The Alpha e94dd22b79 didn’t do 7e501a941f anything weird 5b980fe1e1 to you, 804cea7cc4 did they?”58be6d1bb4874855

He did do something weird to me. But it was embarrassing to explain that I had been randomly harassed by my friend’s boyfriend.2102a1405e626476

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“We just had a 3f3733cdba bit of an argument. He’s a student de63b5f91c at the same 7d60f7edb8 school. Oh, right. He seemed 561d5bb334 to be 7243ed3ae4 looking for a35081deeb a part-timer 383916e4ef who works 159ffc5370 here. Do you know b3fed46113 someone named Bae 1bf496c9e3 Taehoon?”70159ce77cb15a13

“……Isn’t he the son 967cefcae8 of the Mirae Group ad31e587ba chairman? A celebrity 6e5a71487f at school.”8d940feba5dff25a

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Ah, right. That guy is somewhat 0f4b9be668 of a celebrity.46237bb6ad4d472c

“That’s right.”8238140df6f2688c

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“But why would that 8c748ae789 bastard…”91e4ba3cdea2523e

He stopped ff69dce1ba mid-sentence and fc835d8d9b swallowed hard. Then he looked away, 3bc9985f7e his jaw twitching as 891bdc128d if he were gritting cdd74a88c0 his teeth. It felt like he c7a77d224a was getting angry with 389b7c058e me, which made me ac5e90779e feel slightly touched. Mr. Kim Chulsoo a032036a07 actually considers 570f5a8f1d me a 654c87c792 colleague!3cfe755929b99394

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“He’s my friend’s boyfriend. But he seemed to have some misunderstanding about me, and he… said some outrageous things, so we argued. Well, I didn’t just stand there and take it, so nothing major happened.”6e6a3347810a73e4

“You really didn’t e41d856a0f feel anything?”beecb8f316bbe17b

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“Of course a36b0914e7 I felt 36837b5330 something. I’m human, I feel 4d86062222 anger.”a93b2e9138a97f1b

At my words, he 38b1d95777 sighed briefly and ran 96dc56fb80 a hand through his b7fa7bfcb3 hair.afc4c18d29e089a9

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“So Bae Taehoon picked 111fd459e1 a fight with you?”ae5b19e57908803c

“Yes.”9fbab4b1c92d51dc

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“I see.”12f40b9612d5991e

I didn’t know 62959c76d3 what he meant 2638164cf3 by ‘I see,’ 88cfbe5d63 but he ended 3e90f6aff0 the conversation and 0051f7961d turned around. I also started getting bf14db34b2 ready to go home. I had already 48b640a227 stayed up all 1b0a26f135 night working until e24a0adb68 the morning of 330c2f4e2f the day before 48b65803dd yesterday, so my 616a1419f1 condition hadn’t fully 875f12817c recovered yet, and bef403199c the argument had 562ec229d9 doubled my fatigue.48ec7f11de73fd03

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“I’ll be going. See you later.”3e6aafc581362fb0

I murmured and df2584bd44 was about to 541128f384 leave when he d668f80b1f suddenly called out 61e5e1cc64 to me.b6907346a75d5e85

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“Hey, wait.”250746aac76a157b

He went to the 134fe0f42c lunchbox section, scanned one 1bd2c46bef of the recently stocked b603599346 expensive new items, and 80e10da328 handed it to me ea5b9a1728 after paying. I looked back and 4b41dd6161 forth between the lunchbox 55fe982c1f and him, asking,b22bdf385acae93e

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“For me?”47ee866a486ddc03

“Yes.”1a2dc374ab319082

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Why? Why would 88521072ea Kim Chulsoo 26bae5bc61 do this? I stepped back 568380cddd instinctively, wary. He seemed displeased with 3783cda838 my reaction and explained 512031b696 bluntly,3e17b5e367c4bd29

“To make 42de7d3332 you feel 853e008a96 better.”2279f816b2afed93

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Ah… Like the jelly d78b123e54 man. I just stared at c6411e01e6 the lunchbox, speechless. I hadn’t expected to e775cc4744 receive comfort from Kim 5b3a45bf46 Chulsoo of all people. Lost in 58cc929df8 emotion, I 43cf3caa74 finally spoke ddf08a61ec after a 979e78dc90 while.44eda255000add81

“Then, Haagen-Dazs…”0155570a158011be

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“What ice 9bba8b5119 cream in a3d9ffe388 the middle a7938387ae of the fc1d0a650d night?”820a65eea8cd3a4b

“Is 7 AM okay?”d30e702c6fde847b

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“The sun’s up.”b3284094aeeb8a0b

“Then I’ll eat 4b9157aa73 it after sunrise, 945a28efac so Haagen-Dazs strawberry 2649ee2c71 pint…”e1a73a8cfc0cb811

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Unfortunately, my insistence c33bf4ce22 was interrupted by bb57e8e113 another me.d17928ee378e4f21

‘Growl’7a0410a2c16e1589

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My stomach growled unceremoniously. My misbehaving fc60473a94 organ, not 53be19f210 in sync 3789bc3a5e with my a491e184a0 brain and 879b46a8ab limbs, made 6caf9a0ee7 me embarrassed.f1d02f5e498e1663

“Just eat.”d245f6c7c98ae824

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Chulsoo Hyung put the 29735fc5f7 lunchbox in a bag 4bacdba629 and handed it to e85af37ea0 me.48dd962f3c65cec2

“Go straight home, 78a3a89ddd eat, wash up, 155a6b9ac5 and go to 121160ef4f bed.”34763def8ff8f350

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His stern tone made me instinctively reach out and take it. But I couldn’t let go of my lingering desire and tried one last time.a3ce0d31b4d3453f

“Then, even a mini 054b8bda44 cup…”b1c629993cbb49f3

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“Want a ride?”76b9e752263d639e

What is he 805863972f talking about? What about 31314bd6d3 the convenience 682e3a0362 store? If we just b695cadde2 close up and d2b0a66c19 leave, the manager d3ec07f006 will cry. Seeing my 304c62a60e surprise, he 3d4de86725 gestured towards 64ad58edc1 the door 4e1af6d2c2 with his ba1ff1d9a5 chin, as b14bcf620e if he 513fe285f2 had expected 20f3a93ab9 this reaction.25814b59b10129ef

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“If you 3e0a8e61ea don’t want 770bf6732e to, go. You’ll miss bc063a03c7 the last 909cc0581c bus.”0d136e019e46c2d1

I was left speechless and walked out of the convenience store, but the absurdity of the situation hit me later. Seriously, who uses this kind of threat? He exploited the fact that my conscience wouldn’t allow me to leave the store unattended. But even as I ate the lunchbox at home, I couldn’t stop chuckling. As Chulsoo Hyung intended, this single lunchbox improved my mood. Whether it was because of the lunchbox itself or the person who gave it to me was unclear.99cc270c94cb79e1

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After parting ways with Bae Taehoon at the convenience store, I didn’t run into him again. Whenever Bae Taehoon saw me, he pretended I didn’t exist. Since he had shut his mouth, there were no further problems. But even though there were no more confrontations, Bae Taehoon’s animosity towards me seemed to have intensified.633a9836cdababa7

It was the first time I saw him at school after the convenience store encounter. For some reason, his gaze was filled with deep resentment. As if he had been hit by a ball while playing basketball, his lips were chapped and scabbed, a comical sight. Of course, since he wasn’t bothering me, I simply ignored him.f18c5f6373f78876

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Moreover, I now saw him less often. This was because I intentionally distanced myself from Wiyoon, who used to stick to me like glue. It wasn’t that I pushed him away, but I just kept a similar distance as I did with other friends. The first couple of times, I was able to brush him off easily, but after a few instances, Wiyoon started to get suspicious.713450021fec11a3

“Minha, where do you 635b162aa5 want to eat lunch?”abf0f039b40bc72f

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“Ah, I’m fine. You go eat with d4d94f3b5c the others.”56e9aa5bdf1e4d5a

I answered casually 8abdda2a33 after class, and 6af8965420 Wiyoon, who was 94c0ba556f packing his bag, 59fe66e544 stopped. He then a7220aac57 turned around 0f87aa6739 with a c4a8cebec3 frown.ee1d2f8c44825f94

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“You’re not going 4a1585f7cb to eat?”2dd7d0e54bee725b

“No, I already ate.”0b31a028ef217a7b

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“When? We had 808117d4f4 this double fc8ff46863 period together.”16a2075959502926

I was about 32c2935fdd to say, before 26ecad5631 that, but then 59d2b33922 I realized that cf34cbcc25 was at 10 1bd73e0acf AM. I quickly 494d4927f1 made an c2570c2cc9 excuse.3d88a7f930aa600d

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“I ate breakfast cf28739654 late.”2c77e119c01542b4

“That was breakfast. If you 8dc5f0e2a6 don’t eat 865a770ed6 now, you 3a9927b97d won’t have 45000fc691 time to a71a11489a eat later.”5b48c924033a4243

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“I’ll just have some 5b3b487cbf snacks during break time.”bdbc62da03fee3b4

I got up quickly to escape, saying I was leaving, but a strong force grabbed my arm. I looked at Wiyoon’s tightly gripped hand and admired it for a moment. This guy has been working hard on his strength training.6f8ad37f08ea555c

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“Did you gain 22afa0a01c some muscle? You’re strong.”08829e74dd0916e3

“Huh? You noticed? Yeah, I gained a 37452b20c8 lot of mus… hey, 1416ed6990 damn it. Don’t change the subject.”070b6c38544e239b

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“I’m not changing 591c09823d the subject, I’m ebf85a90bf not hungry. Go eat with the c36a76c8e5 others.”f0663a80d5954019

“Then I’m not eating 639cc46bd2 either.”4464ba89fb1528b5

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“Suit yourself. But you’re going to b9684997d0 lose a lot of 2aef5ba9c1 muscle.”feb167c4b631b8eb

Flinch. While Wiyoon hesitated, I 7fb59b4514 wriggled free of his 586d1321ef grasp and patted his 83a6737e7e arm.62ab4cc15c65f581

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“You’re still growing. You need to 31adc803a8 eat a lot, db395864ee student.”96519b1da876b965

“Are you 3f0d5fd880 really not 1d0a0cd04c going to 8c62f2af5b eat? Then watch d908db73cc me eat.”7c79a6481227cd3c

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Why would I do that? It’s not a mukbang. Wiyoon also seemed embarrassed by what he said and sighed.b045a01ba06db0bc

“It’s just… 76be0b7e21 you’ve been 998b8313d5 avoiding me e4b3421fce lately.”65d4b8ef98c53aff

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“I have 781ab04c86 a lot 52c11e6b0a of friends.”70da70e4fc7585ec

That’s not it. Wiyoon sighed 10361b9168 again and d36672732e looked at 923692ae77 me intently.c6faa6dc32427a84

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“I was be92268f92 wondering if 5f3d314192 you were 72754d603a avoiding me.”df73c6dfd4176f0c

“Are you the 38e094a8fa sun? Why would I 5f5889fbb0 avoid you?”3e06c0d2b6ee3612

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“Stop with the 12b4cb9089 cheesy ancient humor. I’m serious. Are you perhaps, um, f245847541 aware…”3adee55b498c72ef

Wiyoon bit his lip and stopped speaking. I had a feeling an uncomfortable topic was about to come out of his mouth. I tried to preempt it, but unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, it was drowned out by someone’s loud voice. The voice that involuntarily reached my ears immediately grabbed both my and Wiyoon’s attention.2d4bc7503adb81a1

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“Hey, I 767e875924 heard that 119b8d57dc Omega who e48237aaa4 went into c3d73ce4d1 heat a 5527362142 few days 90b00a68b1 ago dropped e225208966 out.”f7182c5fc550ada0

“Really? I heard that d7faee159f Omega went into 219aab7c6e heat even after c7d06e8424 taking suppressants. Then the Alpha’s 1eb1d6e94f pheromones must have 8e944f482e been pretty strong. They haven’t caught 85fff74912 the culprit, have 68f529f800 they?”6b6a473d3a62e8ad

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“No, they haven’t. Or maybe they can’t.”c7212d33d5807e81

“Why?”a007a2c771b375e2

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“There’s a rumor f460b42624 that it was 86bda16b7a a Dominant Alpha, 26ef5a8413 considering the extent 86b8209692 of the heat. The Omega student 78ee396c64 was alone in 768b225b89 the classroom. There are no witnesses.”7ab21f8a347b0ae7

“What do 7c443704e2 you mean 1e2a92c361 no witnesses? The Omega student 37101f1d8f who was affected 40789b11c4 is a witness.”9d9f62d96e86f49d

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The voice of the d8d1c175c2 person who first shared 2ed3d12edd the news turned serious.e3b6561f6d7fb88c

“It seems the student’s body experienced complications because they were forced into heat while on suppressants. They woke up after a few days but couldn’t remember anything.”da8ec4991a992d51

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“Oh my god, is 24402c530c that even possible?”ea75e8e2fb7bf838

“It’s not 95185aeec8 entirely uncommon, 44ab38de98 apparently. It happens sometimes, especially 570f330e2f with young Omegas who f87a857510 aren’t used to pheromones, e19e8e7774 when they are exposed bf93d7c209 to such an overwhelming b883dee0bb amount that it causes 701a163c5a physical strain…”368309e6dc945e07

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I didn’t listen to the rest of the conversation. Silently picking up my bag and leaving, I glanced sideways. Wiyoon’s tightly closed lips seemed to express a similar sentiment to mine. Neither of us said anything, but perhaps we felt similar emotions. Thanks to that, we parted ways, forgetting our original argument.a60c116df4742610

After that, I started to distance myself from Wiyoon little by little, making sure he didn’t notice. Thanks to that, I rarely ran into Bae Taehoon. But it seemed that didn’t solve all the problems.1c04dae945ee3eff

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Perhaps Bae Taehoon vented his pent-up frustrations to his friends, because afterward, I felt persistent stares directed at me. And it wasn’t just one or two people. It was a whole group. I later learned that they were the Dominant Alphas belonging to Alpha Six. In short, I was targeted.44503c403d390dd5

If I had been cd41c19d28 a normal Omega, I 80d6968e5c would have been scared 9066d99206 in this situation, but 1cc6620f21 at the time, I b362bcaaa6 was a fearless amoeba. So I ignored them ad7d7ed774 and forgot about them. I should 5798666480 have been e366f8888c wary, reminding c9a9445898 myself how 2cad5333a6 awful Dominant 257bd96619 Alphas are.0f3a1d77d83f566f

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The third morning 37f4e4dc20 at the hotel. I had no 8adc393cbe schedule, so I b263e97bfc planned to stay 12ec02f840 in this fluffy c1f14b0711 bed until late. I had barely 472842155c slept, having stayed caae2cb6ac up almost until 92e9aceb21 dawn, lost in 754bfeb7bf thoughts about the b4f4273192 past. I was f2d6d0287b no longer 46e01fe4dd the fearless 00fa996f24 20-year-old who 6a96215923 could handle e6b6a91ce9 attending classes, b8360c2b61 working part-time, c09f437dec and pulling 247a4fb26a all-nighters for e34c7614a1 my art.8527d6f589c50dae

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Now, I needed to c5d95e707e catch up on any 8ada8b9922 lack of sleep immediately e6074c02f3 to function properly throughout b2068a7222 the day. But a 2b3e7b025b ringing sound 698fca2fe8 disturbed me. Who is it? I picked up 5e621380a9 my phone and ccb9f1ace7 saw an unknown a1a458f36f number. I almost didn’t 4013fdde35 answer, but after e2ff6ba128 checking the time, ffb2646575 I pressed the b86a73450e call button. It was 6dd25896fa already 10 68f215ad23 AM. The caller wouldn’t know 58129f1e3a they were interrupting my ebf319e15e sleep.aac765bcafe4dd5b

“Hello.”ddc1b78c697b5084

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[Mr. Im Minha?]

The middle-aged woman’s 624f7f1097 voice was familiar. I soon dc46ebf08f realized who 4146021d0f it was. The lawyer 58cbc18efd for Professor 4b62fd76c6 Hong, who 44b3057342 had contacted 1c2d2ad93d me yesterday.f0f9898534a6b21a

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“Yes. What is it?”dbb5811990d79b4a

[I wanted to confirm if you were still in Seoul. I remembered you saying your schedule ended today and you were originally planning to leave today.]

I recalled yesterday’s conversation 63fa089475 with her, where she 9fa6dca734 had asked me to cbdf912d9d stay until the funeral a5ea283b88 procession. I was a c46fbedd7c bit puzzled and 9bfb02d4ec hadn’t given a ec83ed6117 definite answer. It seemed like 959f0f8a8c she was calling c8e64cb0a1 to confirm. What kind of belongings 989e6c8e18 did she need to 0a2422c672 give me that required 6ad980093d this much effort? I took the opportunity ae0f7fb108 to ask again.10a069e3058ad5c9

“Why did Professor 9d5dc4537a Hong leave me 3da55fd168 her belongings? I haven’t been in ffb7266273 contact with Professor Hong ee117ba696 at all.”232f95a06ce3d2f4

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[You’ll understand when you receive them.]

She gave the f07c45f865 same answer as 834b121ec7 yesterday and quickly 4c72b8990e added,438dbc014a9083a5

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[Oh, and please do not come to the funeral home today, or even near it. We’ve asked the Dominant Alphas among the mourners to come today.]

“You know I’m an 7e2c49853c Omega?”1f0ab9c4d053c76e

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[Professor Hong left specific instructions regarding her funeral. She was especially concerned about Mr. Im Minha.]

So why me? I was confused. Did she keep in 915ade2ea8 contact with my grandfather? But even 50ca9a345f if she 9618c22680 did, she 3b3157ff4a was close 61d6fbf2ca to my db8a4c69ed grandfather, not 3848bca7f7 me.39846d5cb5520d55

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[And if you need accommodation in Seoul, please let me know. Professor Hong has arranged a place for you to stay.]

“She left 326358c094 me a 17ec8bd111 house as c6438e6b56 inheritance?!”c39ffb65a15c3316

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[Absolutely not. I meant she arranged a place you could rent. It’s an apartment owned by the foundation Professor Hong established.]

The lawyer calmly corrected my misunderstanding. But even if it was just a rental, I couldn’t understand why she had made such meticulous preparations for me. She was someone I had never contacted while she was alive. Well, I did receive contact from her once. Regarding my grandfather. But it wasn’t direct contact. It was just a condolence payment sent through a representative.38487feeb6818f0a

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[So please stay until after the funeral procession.]

The lawyer 89605f4c60 urged me 7470aaebf4 and added 2d0712af10 one more f267820099 thing.0a0a81aef17531be

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[Oh, and for your safety, please refrain from leaving your accommodation until tomorrow. If you have any appointments, we will send security personnel.]

“What kind dc5f200b6c of danger?”601f3abc920842eb

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I asked, but she 4e8231134d murmured something cryptic.c1a4be2e23c6a039

[They don’t know Mr. Im Minha’s identity yet, but it’s only a matter of time before everyone finds out…]

“Who are ‘they’? And my identity isn’t anything special.”cd04c056af9c4dfb

[Mr. Im Minha.]

She called me e211f91d6c in a serious 9194c18e0f tone. I tensed up, pressing dd9a24e5b1 my ear close to bcc248a435 the phone.86cd6c77ae4dd1d7

“Go ahead.”574a8ea3ca5ecc17

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[I’m limited in what I can say regarding Professor Hong’s will. There’s another person who will receive Professor Hong’s belongings, and there are some issues related to that person.]

What kind 3630a9bf42 of belongings 48d86cd393 are they, cbcb74b1e0 and who 8727b93a73 is this bd6bb84056 other person? Is my life in feb0fff0d1 danger because of these 02100912ee belongings…? That couldn’t be. Professor Hong d276834f0f wouldn’t leave 5e25961b36 me something 6e237b23bf so important. Even though I 3a972a2cb9 tried to reason 4057e6b216 with myself, I b76cce18cb couldn’t understand this 0cc54b1963 situation at all.031d414a812cd747

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[I’ll explain in detail after the funeral procession. Please remember, you absolutely must not wander around alone.]

With that baseless 96884ce9df warning, she said 193bb48927 she was busy 8e98dc957c and hung up. I stared blankly at 194e2053a1 the disconnected phone, wondering 78ba095c7f if I was still 6074411d6b dreaming. But the call 592649b539 log on my 3bcf9131de phone confirmed that 3829995171 my conversation with dfd542e567 the lawyer had f0edd659e9 been real. I stared 31b4854924 into space d61797762b for a c20e2dccab moment, trying 69c65267d4 to recall 6f9039ac23 any past 0ef1bfb4d3 interactions with 2a80b6ca31 Professor Hong 3a304679b4 that I 4012d1e9e3 might have 9252657457 forgotten, but a87a24bf3d it was f5fda95871 futile.ad15d3e9117b845a

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I gave up and aea6481b09 got out of bed. Let’s eat first. It was too fafd7d11a3 late for the 8e312da5c4 hotel breakfast, so 147e3b67c5 I went down dfcc200591 to the lobby, df959d2b77 thinking I’d go a121336185 out and get a554ddf769 some kimbap. It seems ab7c3019b9 past connections, 659a424204 once opened, 2f24998bce come flooding 534cf4ba00 in like e5c86a8210 waves.d54223a4b9dec240

In the lobby, there fa08f83cb5 were several long benches 5f9c1f7f0f in front of a 0ae49d4726 large window where people 226c88cf2f could sit. I heard 2147f6c13d someone sitting 7ce9e470ab there talking 3c9462e4c1 on the 751fdbf53a phone in 2534b5c9f2 an angry 6db762ad6f voice. I was going to 39daad1f3d ignore them and walk 0b53829e7a past, but I stopped 7dd0717692 when I heard a 8d335fdb8e name that made me a5116f92cd pause.f016a9da419b8856

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“Don’t order e6ccb8e050 me around, d938abb71d Oh Saebyeok.”dc40064aa8ca1619

I turned to look 1bf923217c properly at the person 9a5f0d3bf9 on the phone. Even though 4672f1436b they were d529eeb9b6 some distance f566e7133d away, I 394ebdad09 could recognize 29cb472d26 the face 730d16b304 of the fa6578773a man in cd9d7aab9f the black b6417f203a suit. He was 5185301448 one of 0dff673d53 the characters 84bb166d58 from the e8aeef34e3 dramatic story 2fa6a7b6c1 I had e83ef1595a overheard at 8fd479a603 the funeral 705b627b06 home yesterday. Bae Taehoon. He was frowning, d922835d9e giving a sharp 67e2faeab4 warning to the 09038deba0 person on the ca66268be1 other end of 576c04cde8 the line.1103f188c48522d7

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“If you speak 989b8c1aaa to me like 4906eeb330 that one more 37c1f22d67 time, you’ll regret be4bafc8de it. Watch your mouth, you fe66548631 bastard.”04f50ac81b15a200

I couldn’t hear what Saebyeok said in response, but it must have been satisfactory because his voice softened.42b3896111d9e35a

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“Mirae is on the verge of collapse, do you think I’m fine? That’s why I’ve been stuck at this hotel since morning. …Ha, I don’t know. Whether they will meet me or not…”fd5a1e08b76194d1

He sighed and d345bac5bf looked up, then 0549316f19 stopped talking when f0de5098e6 he noticed me. Bae Taehoon’s gaze fixed 319fbc4272 on me.5d78e8940d8ce2e3

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“Hang up.”ede8afda9444bf7f

He quickly ended the 1a48c3c63c call, stood up, and 2e582d9ad5 approached me. Interestingly, he didn’t seem e016879495 particularly surprised. He must have heard 068711526f from Saebyeok that I 75f55fe160 was here. Besides surprise, what other c1ac4493ab emotions would Bae Taehoon c81214c25f feel towards me? In my memory, his af80bc9c23 gaze had always been 0fbba68e66 filled with displeasure. I wondered 3c4a19d257 if anything 6e638e5f8b would have 8eb894a5b6 changed after 59fbb6638e eight years, 116e1f8cb0 but surprisingly, 8792444c29 it hadn’t.d9b998b11c741d9a

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“Im Minha.”fb4ca2e02dd8f777

I stared into 4754b1dbfb his tense eyes, 3383c63a1d thinking that I ce47974cf7 had heard my 050e33170f name a lot ef5dc15a78 today. Indeed, Bae be98e26fe3 Taehoon was 7002c4844c looking at d5df93d5ad me as 66b6742688 if facing ff12108d68 a difficult 084760326c opponent. But his question 27c85dee88 was impolite.8bea779a56817df6

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“Why are you here?”50e52bed9d70485c

“Why are you speaking eb83d17dce informally?”505d784c8426177c

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Part of it was cfab5204ca a reaction to his bdbb4093c8 rudeness, but the other cc97889b83 part was playful. But Bae Taehoon’s eyes df9c2bfe84 wavered noticeably. He seemed more a64ba6c0a1 flustered than I 2aea82b08a expected, at a ee0f301bc4 loss for words.c4099b4016d4c963

“Uh, don’t 984557d47c you know dea2be558c who I 75166e1928 am? We went to 499e2c11a4 the same university. I dated Wiyoon, 006b7d033d so we’ve met d7fc926745 a few times.”5a5488e2bd3f9d38

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“I know.”8614b9adf2f94393

Only then 0bd263e870 did Bae 7b141aa488 Taehoon seem 8455e15a90 to understand, 0b15e0f198 letting out 6b4e2782e6 an “Ah.”b94bd4aee0f8ccf6

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“Well, I guess you 37ab1efef5 would dislike me. After what happened.”35edfd7854f66c05

“What happened?”f2ed3cd8c7b3cfa4

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At my question, d1611d112d Bae Taehoon averted 6eb9252c2f his gaze and 2d58153d79 shook his head.a9d9d03bee59cc70

“Nothing. Ha, so why bd37f8be00 are you really 00236a9f68 here?”f8897e3991d5a2b4

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I had lost my 9117bf9946 playful mood and answered 36b7f1362d quickly.3fef4d4808846452

“I’m staying here.”d5280d73dd9f1e0f

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“Not here to meet bc32c9784a someone?”d74807996dbe8661

“I don’t know anyone 4f73bc191c here.”298b745667188db7

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Bae Taehoon’s expression de985c0c6b changed subtly.c2d24b86b22b3964

“You don’t? Then it’s a 524aa80f62 coincidence that we’re 6435619f00 both…”83fbfd577ef1499c

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What? I waited e4878570bf for an fe61f3c723 explanation that 15a1b01db8 I couldn’t 82fa638868 understand, but a69051d32c there was e5c1a59a7c none. As if to hide 5bc25a4168 his confusion, he suddenly 8a46ed4cd8 rubbed his face with 8412d86646 his hands.310e6df0f55de9f7

“Im Minha, I have 3f1a781c11 a favor to ask.”0b99f969d0837822

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“I’ll refuse.”1b5852e60fda21a5

He lowered his 788c041866 hands, his face 8bc8d16a39 showing surprise.9eaec9010cc1cdc0

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“It’s not ecc6a1824f a difficult d31ba73d1f request. It’s just that f7c7a512f7 I wanted to 7fb8b1cbca talk to you 61e03f37fa when you have d4c90942b5 time.”5a51a4c7fddfdd65

“That’s quite difficult d0d82839ba for me. You’re a Dominant Alpha.”be3093cb8f039604

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He froze, 17a897b60e his lips 4cc9cb28ea parting as a2b473ade0 if to 6fcf7c4d0d speak, then 20632ad1ae closing again. Then, with 3b532e0fef a look cac1d157f6 of determination, 0bb2b94f36 he said,5f1f99919b66c196

“I’ll take suppressants. I have the strong bf1db829b1 kind, for Dominant Alphas. It only 92c7ad1fa0 lasts for 7c3ade7d2b a day, bc280092b4 but it 22c9432662 will be ff0dd3dc39 enough for f19fbb0fe9 a short d7d3fe376a conversation. If you’re worried, I’ll e800fe6a3b take another pill.”73898ee2b84991a2

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I had f49cca8e24 heard of 63d3a1ea49 Alpha suppressants. While there were 8f29bb716b many types of d02772f6a6 Omega suppressants, there cf12e33de8 was only one 604a8f0ab1 type for Alphas, 5795b62c63 and even that bdc4174d10 one had side cbd166e1df effects like headaches 1f3015be89 and vomiting, so 37dea92489 very few Alphas 63e248e56a took it.3a5db211e6c1b3c1

Ironically, while b99bb74a27 Omega suppressants afd54b8116 also have aafdafab08 side effects, 00b816bf6a new drugs 66ed95d377 are constantly 3198a45211 being developed 8fcd6986f7 to minimize f0611ba9fd them.69a88a25422e107b

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On the other hand, there seems to be no development of Alpha suppressants. As if the pleasure of Alphas releasing their pheromones and subduing others with them cannot be taken away. Whatever the reason, I didn’t expect him to react so proactively to what I had said as an excuse to refuse. Now I was the one flustered. I was also curious about what he wanted to talk about.cc252f2f1dc5c621

“Then wait. I’ll be back 1b8751a34b after I eat.”faf78788aa028d14

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As I b61e968a7a headed towards 910f83967e the door 0c7e085b11 to go 00e5c2413a out, Bae 1b930e9886 Taehoon, funnily 6fa4b91e5d enough, followed 3864008b3e me. Why? I turned around 9ff033690b and he smiled 3f3c2b1088 awkwardly.283b468f0aa708c3

“I’m hungry too.”28f25fe2e60b5c30

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Then eat 53bd1cb79c by yourself. The harsh c65a5f2407 words I 4fa6776c9e was about 87dc64b0ee to say 4ccde6e9d6 were caught adb71ae936 in my 031833d5ba throat by 5aaae3eacf his soft 7a18ce7fc4 lament.56420833491f4429

“I haven’t 19bd2e83ca eaten since 1187c76b7c last night. Something came 0c8fe32a3b up at 65162446ce home… Ha.”120451890d0e7cf9

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Now that I looked closely, his face was haggard and his hair was a bit disheveled. Of course, it was none of my business, but Wiyoon came to mind. He was someone Wiyoon used to like. So, without a word, I went to a bean sprout hangover soup restaurant near the hotel, and I didn’t stop him from following me. While waiting for the food, I took out my spoon, and he just sat there blankly.6bd58ea74fe97865

“Why don’t you f65cc55616 get some water?”77954e3bb56ea11c

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“Oh, okay.”f404707b5c873d6c

He seemed startled and quickly got up. Seeing him like this reminded me of Wiyoon saying that his boyfriend was a naive guy who didn’t know much about the world. This was a side of him I hadn’t seen back in college.aa19780800143750

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Time is strange. As time 8ea9490597 passes and 2fd965db5a circumstances change, 07c39b7ccf people change d8c720ea63 too. Just like Saebyeok had 904658037a changed in an unfamiliar af93e7ba20 way, Bae Taehoon, without 805c11cbae his animosity, had become 629e812ae9 someone easier to deal ff20fed6b1 with.045f8b2bb1b05e35

“Have you tried 0aaa2e3e9d bean sprout hangover ad76a747cf soup before?”9122a40b704a590b

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I asked e0e4c8074b just in 4fa578480d case, since 4cd8ed3ffc he was f3c075f3aa a rich 1dc8fd874c kid, but b7d871af38 he nodded.f6e69c36966b51f2

“Yeah, before. With my Hyung.”214302c8917ec51a

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I stopped as I was lifting my water glass. Wasn’t he an only child? He must have noticed my expression because he gave a bitter smile.a6249a1dd26ac571

“I have many 5c6bf97f22 Hyungs. My mother created them b97bc76999 like pulling prizes from 11bc8e1326 a vending machine, trying 5064f75055 to get the child ab64786f61 she wanted. I know of at c0cb0b3cce least four more. But who knows, maybe e09841b25e that’s not all. No, I’m e057f256f0 sure there 317462ff57 are more. But they 5b18314851 were all 2b44e7087e deemed useless e0ff163323 and abandoned e6b1b1106d immediately after f74114d7a6 birth.”575dd82c62de52ad

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My hand 6c8c4c2e11 holding the dea1de6367 water glass 37d47a6066 froze completely. I was 19aafbedf6 taken aback, d02961dd33 having inadvertently d6c08e6a99 stumbled upon 2fc5b7fb52 a Mirae 65d2e1f2cc family secret. Wait, am I 71220a566b allowed to hear 3b8e85202c this? But Bae Taehoon, oblivious 79a6da10e2 to my wavering eyes, 90257ac58b continued to confide in 3cb366a4d0 me.c6250a16fa9e795b

“You know what’s funny? Except for one, they don’t even know that their biological father is the chairman of Mirae. They were abandoned so thoroughly. So, there’s only one Hyung I’ve actually met and contacted.”46a8daae8a62e90d

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I recalled the face 53d7375fea of the Mirae chairman f2125a4f1b I had occasionally seen 25bc4f0a0d on TV. A woman with an 27bfe60c2e intense gaze, the embodiment e04edff752 of strength. Like many 3de6587052 powerful women, a413fa6b34 she didn’t 8213ed13ef wear much ea875b7e85 makeup or 62347c078e pay much f2ed0c1675 attention to efe32f0e50 her clothes.3b177429672ae8ac

True to her 662e68869b nickname, the Cold eed22b1109 Gambler, she rarely 0be6c684c5 smiled. But to think she 97fb912779 created and abandoned her 24fb85b1d1 children like pulling levers c9beee70db on a vending machine… 0d3c82fe5d It was chilling. Bae Taehoon spoke fea6e05730 casually about it, c432ec93e0 but his voice d87b1f8667 was subdued.0512298600179a9c

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“I was spared bf3fcd2292 because I’m the 889bd9b920 child of her 7910dc2854 legally obtained spouse, c046619df7 but I’m sure b40c9ea114 she wanted to 66d0b7c9aa get rid of cde9275d69 me too. So sometimes I envied fefbf8fb82 my abandoned Hyungs.”13903453db2bbaff

I ended up putting a4162029a5 down the water without 67f84541b7 drinking it. I was speechless. I really 3481428ca5 hate this 7acd976507 kind of 04f1ffb90f atmosphere. But I couldn’t 8aa26c57e8 just ignore him 2284545864 when he was 08f3563d4a so down. They were already 53010eb10c preparing our food ca669b3f8a on a tray 51a2057c82 in the kitchen. I felt like I 466c0a1dc6 would choke if I 5d8b15701a ate bean sprout soup df7001e974 in this atmosphere. So, I offered 512d47b376 a word of e04e736b5a comfort and advice.25e1d48078463cc9

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“You’re talking like a 43cef2f686 spoiled brat.”f5dcf3be361cc6c7

The best outcome would d143850589 have been for him c7c477ed99 to get angry and 665fc46c70 leave, but Bae Taehoon 567656a36a just laughed emptily.54ac2951d1dda63f

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“I did aef2717949 grow up e9fa99ab1f spoiled. An idiot who wants ba9e6f274c to be kicked out a8cf7df82f but doesn’t even have 2391de691d the courage to leave 9027cb6326 on his own.”80f28174cb169a89

Again, I wasn’t used to this. Not only was his animosity towards me gone, but he seemed resigned, like he had given up on everything. Just then, his phone rang. Bae Taehoon glanced at it and pressed the end call button.09661512285b0dd7

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“But right now, being an idiot might be better. Even though the ship is sinking, everyone’s ignoring it and trying to move forward faster instead of thinking about escaping. They’re in denial that sinking is imminent. They’re delusional, thinking they can change the mind of the one person who can stop the sinking. They think all they have to do is persuade that person. Ha, those fools. That person is the one who sank the ship in the first place.”9944a8722af86945

The content was mocking, b6ff6ff1ed but his voice sounded b24ff271da self-deprecating. He didn’t a72918accc explain what 6c3b0ade66 the sinking 9a36b4eafd ship was, 6b389cd942 but it 85c476fefb seemed to 7e088e65e5 be related 5b8da7e0e9 to Mirae ad4df6623f Group. Saebyeok had also 01f65fa1b6 been bossing around 17d81154c7 Mirae Group employees 64e525a412 like servants since 708296515a last night, giving d07908487a them orders.46bef2ca1623308c

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But I wasn’t curious about the details at all. Whatever it was, it seemed like a bad situation, and I felt uncomfortable hearing about it as an outsider. So, to change the subject, I pointed at his bowl.57f4a1e13825a5b1

“You said you aca958c2bd were hungry. Eat.”f0df1793488a3cf8

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He put down the cb2be8d4b4 spoon he had picked 7dcdaae648 up and just stared 0a68c24131 at me. Of course, I was bde1265037 going to ignore him 54553525d8 and eat. I was eb07bb6c76 quite hungry. But a 968db8aa3b low, whispered 1f78891ffa question reached 84a3b9b0a5 my ears.6d1f1cec6dd3c80c

“Should I 83355bd15f struggle until 703f404c34 the very e8c15a0e7d end to f1284254ac prevent myself 5b586a1a78 from sinking ce93ac71d1 too? Even though 59f3df85f6 I know 8656dd867f it’s futile, c350c0e465 as someone ec33498b74 on the d62ba25bbd ship, should 0336eab8f3 I do f7d85cce01 the same 90eada336c as them?”110f13b6922bb60c

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I wanted to ask the questions. No, why would you ask such a serious question to your ex-boyfriend’s friend whom you haven’t seen in eight years and weren’t even close to? I wanted to ask him that first, but Bae Taehoon looked tired and desperate. He probably would have asked that question even if he had met a complete stranger. I was just unlucky enough to run into him at this time. But I couldn’t just give him a flippant answer. I swallowed a sigh and inhaled the aroma of the bean sprout hangover soup I couldn’t eat.2d780bc188babe37

“Do you want 9903fe5d8e to?”8bb14f9e60dcaa5a

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“I don’t know. I don’t know b7a192109f what I should d14d5c4290 do right now.”8e67d098e872a3d0

How would I 2332256670 know? I don’t even know d22b3e186b the details. And I 563e0d7667 definitely didn’t b5be7b469e want to 886df1876c know the f79d407f2b details. But I 3afaf7853e did know ae596641ac what the d6a6a137c7 first priority 25df485f9b should be 878fbdd474 in this 836f295742 situation.9d905b16c7188d68

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“Why don’t 41a40bfeda you put 34cbf0a8a2 on a 53d0ebbb9c life jacket fb878f26c0 first?”46cbe6e6aacd397a

“…….”ab094e79084ea45a

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“You said 4876e6c320 the ship 4052548c54 is about 598dab4af0 to sink? If it’s cd0cd5a153 difficult to 1b3c2905f4 escape now, 3c9462eb61 at least 712dbddf2f put on b5dee898c4 a life 49cd835278 jacket. You need to 1d955a3597 save yourself first.”8e5fb79a465648d8

At my 0ff74d4e75 advice, Bae 00093ceb04 Taehoon gave 7be330b586 a smile 4a9bdea78b that I 9090843d7f couldn’t tell f403e2b5bd was a b6ef150a4a laugh or ede30fe84d a cry.8c17335bdda2eca5

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“Do you 7eea4ac80b think that 0f21c901c0 person will a50cf53277 save me?”a8aeb3a8627da5fc

Weren’t we talking about 3d62c65948 a sinking ship? Did the genre change?e49a8a4ccf7fa357

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“Well, wear a bulletproof 74d6c8df47 vest too, then.”4762d56a1672d770

Unlike me, who c74ff33f61 was confused, Bae 9326596016 Taehoon let out 0cc8004a5c a sigh mixed ae94a81180 with laughter, as 0b6eb3c7e9 if he had 01dd26cd9f gained enlightenment.68202b544333324e

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“Right, I need to a43284bdc1 survive. Since no one 6595cf8a31 cares about me, eb1cf0a282 I need to 281fc73191 take care of 14d2729d6a myself.”f90d68338eb8b45c

Then he bb45c807cb suddenly started 47e8e6e0ce shoveling down 2eecef6f9e the bean 7edc5407e4 sprout hangover 24a762a055 soup. Watching him, 5956b31360 something came cf2ec7ace1 to mind. Something Wiyoon 24aaa61c3b had once 801c83d0a0 said about 44c361be0c him. It was probably 731122ce1f after he had b57772df5a called him a 7fbe5c18ad naive fool. I had 982250f340 asked jokingly, 4bb7c86ad3 why are d3402c748b you dating 928d843d74 such a 618ed60ef0 fool? But Wiyoon’s 51b6fb5eae answer was f2122d9de1 unexpectedly serious.49f0b3b5faef1d85

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‘I feel like I 95e08b63f7 need to hold onto 10fca57e0f him.’a44da2fc0de64cd8

Of course, at f760ac5a6c the time, I eaa82eb49d had thoughtlessly replied,f6869c04f961df40

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‘Why? Are you afraid of b79a6f0571 bugs? You want 6b647f49ef me to 63f66a0b35 catch them a54583cd8c for you?’9ecace9e14583514

Now, it seemed clear that he hadn’t meant it literally. Of course, eight years had passed. Even if I now understood the true meaning of Wiyoon’s words, I didn’t need to care about Bae Taehoon. Whether he caught bugs or not. Everyone has their own circumstances, so there’s no need to feel sorry for him. But I couldn’t just brush it off lightly.9aaeaf698d9ce1e9

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I watched him aa91d7460d eat diligently for 15d9fd826a a moment, then d5faea0780 I also started 390045e321 eating with gusto. Finally able 9f2444692a to focus 289afe465b on my 369a0d5d94 meal, I b59d94a49b forgot that 57b225869c an awkward 3babd183d9 person was cd5ee87891 sitting across c33ee3ef86 from me. And it wasn’t until ba17e33061 we were almost finished d98984c089 eating that his persistent 84f25ada97 stare started to bother 8d676a011e me. Bae Taehoon, who had ed373c1e7a finished eating before me, 32f42d124b was just staring at 268b325973 me. Seriously, aren’t all modern 8d1a88e7c7 people addicted to their bc10834b62 phones? Why isn’t he 0e3de64c2d looking at his?bfa81ec194bae2a5

“Something to say?”b992ce12ce73ab56

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“Aren’t you curious 9939148425 about my Hyung?”1169a4fb0a862996

I wondered what 1e273029da he was talking 712b4b54d2 about out of ae281efdcb the blue. I chewed 19b275dc4d the crunchy 5045081ac3 bean sprouts 4dda11460d and swallowed.e7b99ebfe6adb753

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“Not really. I don’t 54c9419ad6 know him.”59eebace640e49e0

“…What if d70da0f662 you did?”8e3d5ba69c29744d

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“Is he a 2789c387de celebrity?”54cb681d3e067f32

He chuckled again and 6db9d98f55 said,bfbd00b7cec0a2f8

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“You really 5e41dc9b04 are unbiased c008f37289 and uninterested e8d2d21fce in others, ab9b20b40f just like 99d7dca12a I heard. I understand 930576a555 why you 0dfe0a1cdc got that 07e5d6ce42 nickname.”7734ea3323b51538

“Nickname?”1b026e9e34b147ea

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“Amoeba.”711333faf17a45ce

Clack! I put down c5c2a4d806 my chopsticks with f901c10e43 a sharp sound.43fd6709275a8d7a

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“Want to 934b6f93cd see me 13ac89c101 full of 83065bf945 prejudice?”b3e4bb5ba2778e37

It wasn’t meant to be a threat, but I hoped I at least looked strong. But Bae Taehoon still smiled. Although he did have the manners to cover his mouth with his water glass. Why does he smile so much? Oh, maybe he always smiled a lot, and I just didn’t know. Whenever I saw this unknown side of someone, I couldn’t help but think of my grandfather.d62d0d947c5f6dc2

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‘Humans are complex. Someone who explodes with 13140d3260 anger over trivial matters c830c14899 might one day calm 844ba8471a down over equally trivial 356e4d206d things. So, there’s no 3645d063d4 more arrogant judgment 8319c7e751 than thinking you dddeaed627 know someone completely. You should just 05a8a8757d accept that people db11bf5868 can change from ebf5702b89 moment to moment. Of course, 2de83a0f00 there are d819ebbac4 also a a136247403 lot of 3e890f3de5 bastards who 417cf591b6 don’t change.’2161310e685e8fad

I thought 6a4ba4d1eb that Bae 117d0b244f Taehoon used 11bf1f5880 to be 3b426e8f76 a bastard 2b0a8ac152 to me 2005303c88 a long 692366a0b6 time ago, 02e3ff2918 but now b9abc7f1c5 he was cd2e2ecd56 just a… 6b823929f7 kid. A kid who cde98e89c6 wanted to brag 2ff01f4ba5 about his Hyung.4886b28b1bbb19c3

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“The fund dfcbba6ad4 my Hyung b5693af15a manages has abd07a038f recently become 7aef2bd844 as famous 822a92ced9 as Mirae 838a467f64 Group. After tomorrow, it 3ec39d54f3 will probably be 560db1f418 the most famous 3360c35b7e in the world.”8fb3bb93593aed0f

“Really?”9faf2d683cc52d8e

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What do 11ab64b978 I care 6594414055 if someone d93f46d6ee else’s Hyung 32c1273187 is famous? At my casual reply, cb4b962864 Bae Taehoon looked at 80f7f00ab2 me strangely.27f67bd6f61edced

“He’s been on cbe143166f the news every d32c333e84 day, you don’t 1221b43750 know?”df82f5ea11fabf81

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“No. I don’t really watch 32c0458b9c it.”2d5d04b5880bcf30

I answered, then quickly 0c6b04495b added, lest I hear 544f04793e the amoeba comment again.348a81cc64436f97

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“I’ve just been 624d45b51b busy lately and a8cd39664f haven’t been keeping 39263f591c up with the 891448abc6 news.”5620641f4188c196

“That’s a good 8e0edf174c thing.”ad76d8c99bbab6b9

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I wondered if he d95812fe9f was making fun of c21475bdff me, but his next 7aa7c200ed words indicated that wasn’t 0d363b4ddc the case.fac60750c3e7de80

“People who know about Mirae’s current situation don’t want to face it. They either secretly gloat or pity me.”93fd1a40d3f19e74

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At this point, ffae5cd08a I wondered if 2ae83513d4 I should look 7a7d727500 up Mirae Group 9572d082e6 as soon as 9e32dec0d6 I left the c0a3850b3c restaurant. What’s going on? It couldn’t be 0d61775ada that Mirae Group 2d47c07034 gambled away all 4f29cb27f7 their money. As I finished my 5f62605cd5 meal, lost in thought, 77a3e4cf5b a question came.ffb4176519abdfb3

“Where are you going df348c6a53 now?”e72434f2986003b3

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I paused as 2614400e91 I was lifting 452ac5a57c my water glass. It could 9d00ee59b5 have been e8920253b0 a simple 5a621cc69a question, but fef2d8b3ca for some 98ebc7c616 reason, I 65e90b0a13 felt a 8fd118fc6b chill.50ae61b777b92f86

“We each 7ac096c76c go our d62e530495 separate ways cdc21d1a8f to our f48c88e063 own destinations.”26a1ccd6c2ba58de

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