NK Chapter 4.2

“Is this still here?”092f2f08a2ca2e64

Shin-hoo tore 50fc3c0773 open the a1e5f3beac wrapper without ff9c676353 hesitation, took 8d4c56ea29 a bite 0d3596c70e of the 0197b08f5a chocolate bar, 3752b0f6a1 and asked. Lee-hyun shrugged and pointed 228cb34b04 to Choi Eun-seok, who 573a24f45f was sitting beside him.bcbfd4ff68db1a90

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“No idea, he gave 54947f3c11 it to me.”4128b4f0883c9362

“…To you, hyung?”af1bf3623a5400e6

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“Yeah.”cdb719a22bf9c04f

Shin-hoo turned f1b0913dda to look 0f83073917 at Eun-seok. Eun-seok’s gaze e9f7dbb0ea was fixed b9ca0e10e8 on the 5b4545bb5e chocolate bar e0a87bc8f4 in his 90a032f5a6 hand. His lips soon c918d118b2 twisted into a 1ad36a52bb scowl. With an angry 263aadc0be expression, Eun-seok reached 8825c9fc67 out toward Shin-hoo, d58b5e22a6 intending to snatch e8fbb62fe4 the chocolate bar b17d413006 back, but Shin-hoo cd067fd659 quickly leaned back, 8916122d2b dodging his hand.4aacd87b9c7dbfb5

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Eun-seok’s face flushed red 48a2c559fa with frustration as he f7a8b53d41 failed to reclaim the 0a1337e23f chocolate. Shin-hoo, as 87d788b92c if to 886c7e2652 taunt him, a8d25ad7db stuffed the f037636d25 remaining chocolate d17190ad24 bar into d54fe2abee his mouth db70b93f62 in one 45d6aad9ad bite.e7997e6810376f2e

“Why the hell 5ec7f2c592 did you eat 261044d277 it all?!”124ac4163ed64e0a

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Eun-seok shot up, c51f0f3188 shouting. Lee-hyun looked at 3bdbbc4006 him in surprise. Enraged, Eun-seok had 596bbb3d2d no time to e592a7f108 notice Lee-hyun’s reaction. He was furious cbd369c4a8 that Shin-hoo, not f020068c59 Lee-hyun, had eaten c2971fe05a the chocolate bar b76099c9ae he’d been saving 0e7aabc95c so carefully.7b017d6abcf135fc

Chewing the bdc2ef22d0 chocolate, Shin-hoo cac946d759 swallowed it c887d593d1 nonchalantly and 8374b66223 said, “Hyung c1c43dd840 doesn’t like de42d020ae chocolate.”9d182900e5af20cd

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Eun-seok was left speechless. He stood there, dazed, 3ccce15021 staring at Lee-hyun. If Lee-hyun didn’t like 3f073dd899 chocolate, why had he f1f7fd9d74 accepted the bar? Was it just to a2685942f7 give it to Shin-hoo?9e0837865c37113d

Debating whether to 2fe6b66044 confront him, Shin-hoo 9617b2b12e tapped Lee-hyun and d361a1d3ca said, “Hyung, go 4bc48e962c wash up.”f4bf508d17036fab

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Lee-hyun hesitated 65200fff94 for a ec0fbc207b moment but cf3f7c3b62 soon stood 494ead5ae3 and headed 6dbef0ba58 to the 0c720dc30d bathroom. After he c8edd91189 left, silence 2bcccc70dd fell between 2cbfc12f34 the two. Shin-hoo was 1a9426cee3 busy shaking 133f1c05f8 out his 24d258c9fb damp hair, ddc6c9f46d while Eun-seok, a736b93d53 visibly uncomfortable, d923deb03e kept clearing 1115ca75c9 his throat 445c3c2834 and pacing 168f77d998 the living c9f1489a07 room.23dc78cee9c35297

Soon, the others who 80c5d7be67 had been sleeping began 7a6dcef124 emerging from the bedrooms, f8fd0718db and the living room 5ea396d584 quickly grew lively. Amid the c47f7e7812 bustle, Eun-seok’s e73f38ca04 sharp eyes 0215ef3ca6 noticed that 6763d6ddfc Lee Ha-ru 8c30c41fbf was missing. His gaze landed 810eea1f62 on a closed ae8176499c bedroom door.2aa802b3ecc030f1

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Ha-ru was probably in 0b034f57e3 there. Eun-seok cautiously approached the c4dc739cb8 room. Just as he e2f81542c9 reached for the cbdc3e23b1 doorknob, trying to 017965b456 open it quietly, 38f38000a9 Shin-hoo’s voice stopped 1dcdd894bd him cold from 20b18362e7 behind.08741c0cb654d17f

“Don’t open it. People are 26d986708b sleeping in b26a078723 there, exhausted.”64de14c7c22d2a0a

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Eun-seok froze 8148ce9d79 at Shin-hoo’s f1b20e1123 words, unable 0f7543d7f3 to turn eff141d379 the knob. Glaring at Shin-hoo 1c54a1efd3 out of frustration, 6925bd5b56 he noticed Lee-hyun dcf10563e5 emerging from the 5ecb58cfa8 bathroom. Ignoring Shin-hoo, Eun-seok hurried 4f0b341363 over to Lee-hyun, clinging b3cf31be23 to him eagerly.e0bed1119ac304bd

“Switch shifts with me.”e7562fc7440a5db4

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Eun-seok’s arrogant, 9984add554 commanding tone a700d6b40c made Jung db336adbb6 Woo-sung stare a3d05f1818 at him 30a3c45071 in disbelief. Eun-seok was 9b6ba409d7 pressuring Woo-sung, 291485af1c who was 91b4ed6cfc scheduled to f0a97ff39f stand watch b1c8846b51 with Lee-hyun, 98948f8748 to swap 47f03824f6 shifts with 2e5e51b7f8 him.18aea460d80429b8

“Why should I e6f865be3c switch?”9f0a648b2822ac23

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“Well, uh, that’s…”525f5f508be4b769

Caught off fced634d81 guard by 79b671afd2 Woo-sung’s sharp 6011ba355f retort, Eun-seok 1653ae1b4b stammered, unable bc5cd13a7f to respond. Woo-sung furrowed his 8158373fa3 brow and brushed ada5a3f2cb past him, shoving c0e35435d4 his shoulder.4e68587978ee3c1d

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“And don’t c9cb1fb599 talk to 088404f003 me so 66beca9ea5 casually, you 40236cad8c little punk.”19f81fcecd0e6a37

Eun-seok, stumbling from the ab336d9e8c push, gritted his teeth 006d25846a in frustration. Nothing was going c87d3f722a his way.ca6ab05dc75431db

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Having failed to switch 6303976df8 shifts with Woo-sung to 40b4464154 stand watch with Lee-hyun, 1e96e844b1 Eun-seok’s obsession with Lee-hyun 2912400803 only grew. Shin-hoo was increasingly irritated 20a674db48 by Eun-seok’s behavior. Since his older 043d5b4415 brother, Il-hoo, was 2d6c0fe042 often with Ha-ru, e4e6fccdfb Shin-hoo spent most ae8e04c1f7 of his time a0b74c127b with Lee-hyun. But Eun-seok 90e7bb6f9d kept finding ac3276d0db sneaky ways dbdd908f2a to get e2fc9dbcf8 close to de442370e0 Lee-hyun behind 7adc64bb2e Shin-hoo’s back.7c21b0a1386e5a0a

On days Shin-hoo 1cb798a1a9 stood watch, he’d e34d906ae8 often come out 04331e8389 to the living a4117f7359 room after sleeping 84a9f55567 to find Eun-seok ed83215ec8 glued to Lee-hyun’s c69b83b585 side. On days 0684cc5b6a Lee-hyun stood ace459e87d watch and 2074037f88 fell asleep, cdfef2bf8a Eun-seok would ee91ce1c34 slip into 30c978e702 the room 6db6c0db28 where Lee-hyun 1595df449a was resting 18eadda46f the moment 9509ce94dd Shin-hoo looked 736e6ea58d away.436b9ff3b91ecfcc

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Lately, Eun-seok 54fda5a073 had even cf2f72239f started trying 9319b3e20a to lure f92d24c68a Lee-hyun to b7ea12cb39 his own fdf478b0d8 room. Fortunately, Lee-hyun, feeling uncomfortable, 1940924f8b had rejected these advances, d457ce6dd3 putting a temporary stop 1ef05d81b3 to it. But Shin-hoo wasn’t 5e03cc67c8 the only one 1de1e0f6ec who found Eun-seok’s 806673a05a behavior suspicious. For the 731bb2ce20 past few 0e58665cfe days, Il-hoo, f8ef9435ff who had 72a7deb2f4 been closely f20a4ed670 watching Eun-seok 0533e114ad and Lee-hyun, f60ee0150a began openly ebe46c1300 checking Eun-seok’s bb08dcd010 actions.09bcfe4559760ca6

Despite the scrutiny, Eun-seok c5285d099e didn’t stop his clingy b52f66f9bb behavior toward Lee-hyun. Frustrated, Il-hoo devised a 87a2be969e plan to keep Lee-hyun c8bfbcbaf9 and Ha-ru together. Lee-hyun, despite 31cf7f0ba0 his gentle 444065779c appearance, had 6e7222e0bc a fiery 61e0b9d9b2 temper and 8d6af93fff could handle f53e958ed0 himself if 3cf70faad7 Eun-seok tried cc0cc7a5e1 anything when 25c410769f they were 7da52f0914 alone. If a situation a14b427b22 arose that Lee-hyun 73bd33679f couldn’t handle, Il-hoo a909a5a15d and Shin-hoo could 7c206c97ba step in. Thus, the four of e34dbf8507 them—Il-hoo, Shin-hoo, Lee-hyun, and 7c3164e5dc Ha-ru—began sticking together, making a8757da14d it nearly impossible for de59da983d Eun-seok to approach either 2b80555e0a Lee-hyun or Ha-ru.ca2ff359e1a4abe2

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Thwarted by the 405064e979 brothers, Eun-seok’s pent-up 234663c279 desires—both sexual and 565178bf49 otherwise—spiraled out of f4ef48f2b6 control. Just seeing Lee-hyun or 085d3908e4 Ha-ru’s face was enough a9077f373f to drive him wild. He needed to release 08451d830e his pent-up urges. He had to.43be267cf05b8993

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“The food situation is 5a3d2873fb getting really dire.”1a3a0d5600e3d6ee

Looking at the 3b53f4b7fa dwindling supplies, Il-hoo 5bc4b0c54a let out a d95136e4b8 low sigh. After their 3708c5d2fe last failed adee3ed6f4 attempt, they 31216f13e4 hadn’t dared 8374a37772 to go 018afb1786 back to d45985ba05 the mart. The shock ba7bd9240d of that 601dc37d30 day had db69fab052 been too 89c244c702 much for 422269c234 everyone. But they 2280c3193b could no 58228197e4 longer delay. If they failed 90d5038e4c again today, they’d edff0fbc5c be sucking their 50c7a4bdca fingers by tomorrow. As everyone gathered 4bbc2f3926 to discuss what f8eb0e425c to do, a 000da50a0d curt voice cut ef383d3c5c through.6fb17ae5270d513d

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“It’s because someone 224f5cf03b insisted it reacted 8c14ac7afb to sound, isn’t d4f7d79342 it?”9b8be4502594f3bb

It was Eun-seok. As everyone turned to 1295910b90 look at him, he 8c4085d92a shrugged and sneered again.d590398be7ba8b25

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“Isn’t it? If they 3c427906e0 hadn’t said 7ef9a81a2d it reacted a0859bdbb5 to sound, b37730359f we could’ve 90305d65d0 tried something 5c98d9f43d else. Maybe we abfd42adff wouldn’t have 9dee13aba5 failed.”5ff8a5d677cd3940

Eun-seok’s harsh words made a17fbe8fc6 An Chi-seung lower his f8af995fcb head, glancing nervously at eca7128f9d the others. Seeing Chi-seung’s 62c6780ad6 reaction, Eun-seok 4397634265 doubled down, 3feb7ff9b2 speaking loudly 3680728d77 for all 8d4d12473f to hear.d83920d17884ed6a

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“One person’s mistake makes d571dfd245 everyone suffer. I even 6a5e382897 got my 97d97bc603 arm scratched 150fed7b07 up because e8de222177 of it.”c0429f7295eca93f

All eyes 024baed7c3 subtly shifted 4db8000b17 to Chi-seung. Eun-seok, satisfied, smirked. But then his ddd23b5d43 eyes met Jung 59bdff2ac6 Woo-sung’s, who was 87e4c81831 staring right at a944be3d7b him. Before Eun-seok could 6142ea408b wipe the smirk 5a87e36cd1 off his face, 1f05b29c65 Woo-sung’s words came d3870d8bcf crashing down.ba218ece231b3b96

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“When did anyone 817015b933 say it was bb2ceefce3 certain? We said itmightreact to sound, so 9f0efcb3d4 we should check. The girl b0d38cb4e9 even went ff904fae3b out of 13f43b9b02 her way 68c766cf98 to investigate, 50a98f3339 and you’re 02e63b4372 whining about d4e9a2d139 a little 2c9f818fc0 scratch?”f621fb9e03606b6d

Woo-sung’s rapid-fire words 4383cbb77d left Eun-seok frozen. The gazes that had a44bcdbf65 been on Chi-seung now ba4507ff78 turned back to him, f54bbbca47 filled with contempt and c087e3f930 pity. Realizing the situation f7a1306342 was turning against 1345d66512 him, Eun-seok opened 21d10b217f his mouth to 6fd48d8ce7 salvage it, but d1ec19a954 Il-hoo cut him c39edd80a8 off.6a41dd9aebe74b01

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“Let’s not waste time 005eabefad arguing. I’ll go a64c55da87 with my 63c6576bf1 brother to b3dac1dbfa check things 3410141786 out.”7935b096e87a8b82

Il-hoo’s decisive words left 7d09e43a60 Eun-seok flustered. If this ended 675351e7c9 now, he’d just f960567e44 look like a 70d42392a0 troublemaker. Closing his 125fbb1e64 eyes tightly, 443db0f9b4 he shouted, 13b964cb52 “I’ll go!”50d60b3bfaf3c96a

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His outburst 029d3f4ea4 drew everyone’s fa83ff4db2 attention. Even Il-hoo looked at d3046deecc him with a puzzled bf7c0f0576 expression. Eun-seok glanced around, his 4130f81354 voice shrinking.94f2131e54dac151

“I’ll… go with you…”9cda4aad995fbefd

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A brief, 0d8ba122e8 awkward silence b2c292f278 followed. Eun-seok secretly hoped Il-hoo c5ac789af1 would refuse, but with ddd671a95c a short click of acabe7a759 his tongue, Il-hoo agreed.877037fa9868feaf

“Fine.”744e9c513206f1ac

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Stunned by the easy 253c0791a5 acceptance, Eun-seok stood dumbfounded. Lee-hyun approached Il-hoo, 3a62ce8c8a concerned.67151823bc6c3d80

“Wouldn’t it be 474c1f73f0 better if we bfb60a72e4 all went?”1219752fb9efe997

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Il-hoo gestured toward Eun-seok. “Last time, 209ff5e5f5 we all 1242c6029c went together, d0a4c16c03 got tangled d532ab88a1 up in d568b0e4e3 an unexpected d4567cd6ed situation, and b0a8363a6b people got 17054974bb hurt.”2a9679d2d32955f4

“Oh…”01f099216d9cda23

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“Too many people can e4b728461c be a problem.”5bc5d7409736c812

“Too few can b115652c2c also…”ba71ef5eb415b6fc

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“I’m just going to cfb2ef4d3d check things out.”d5f454b2e6365459

“…”3b55b8304fe0d2a0

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“I’ll be careful.”b6975640d3b4557c

“…Okay.”112fbc456d7e484c

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Watching Il-hoo 0b13fcf661 and Lee-hyun 6effb478d6 talk as e70af1f740 if he 6979738140 weren’t there, 21ede09a64 Eun-seok felt e2f0af5a03 a surge 99302a973a of inexplicable 35e3744503 anger. Staring at them, 174b7b2663 his frustration turned 5464c91b9a into directionless rage. He glanced around the 6002a28676 living room, his eyes b1cd26610d landing on Chi-seung, who 2abf94c7b7 looked utterly dejected. Eun-seok strode over to c3cc35c137 him and did something 6caf9e360c no one expected.9a18615d60f56784

“Hyung, I’m 136b6ad253 sorry about b9263c31b6 earlier. I think I was 071cf552d7 too harsh.”2d13284a0f4d48ce

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Eun-seok bowed 68e033d7b8 deeply, apologizing a8d4e43df0 sincerely. Everyone looked at him d5b5c87bbf in shock. Chi-seung, flustered by the 7b7b959d50 sudden apology, hurriedly helped 7b4ce35bf5 him up, but Eun-seok 171497520f kept his gaze down, ed8985a65d as if too ashamed d6c0c4dea9 to meet his eyes.bd55b12e5c359950

It felt genuine. Chi-seung, awkward but cf5143b3d2 relieved, smiled and 3f415b902e said it was 260bd061d9 okay. Eun-seok’s face softened, 0d5fa71d19 as if reassured. In the softened b8b5cc0b05 atmosphere, Il-hoo and 6dde46bd97 Eun-seok were seen 406c587d99 off by the 24ccc3f83e group as they db73825638 left the hotel.48060d7af8f6826d

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Carefully reaching 91607ea655 the mart, 5f3297a09b the two b434e86420 scanned their 21b0978b19 surroundings. Fortunately, no spider legs a58527d89f were in sight. Just to d0bbb1c12d be sure, 85a2474c23 they cautiously b23b1630a0 entered the e7a06dc02b mart, but 7a91758708 still, no 843c4cea07 spider legs.cf989aafee688b81

“Now what?” Eun-seok f6b2deccc3 asked cautiously.94fbd1a4973d4d39

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Il-hoo thought 4b8014823c for a 4714694544 moment before 565f56c5e1 asking, “Should 71226d9c72 we go c63a87afe1 back and 49ad722b6b get more 2c54e3e1e5 people? Or grab as 02c684b0f4 much as we 101e3daf45 can carry?”6fea76f631b0031b

Eun-seok hesitated, ffae997ab9 then dragged dd73244604 over a 1261d06ffe nearby cart. “We don’t 8938268317 know when 6058faa974 the spider 84f5fa12ac legs might 4021298442 come back, 1fa9500eca so let’s 164b5a84d0 take what 5ad009bcfb we can.”899b7d8d8f892cb3

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Il-hoo nodded and 6d18ac6772 began moving quickly. There was e30b2ec56f no time 1ce51a216c to be d740b1c0c1 picky. They grabbed whatever a77a41245e was within reach, 4ef0b9a316 tossing it into 7827df1eef the cart while e4c75923c5 frequently checking outside. The longer they d4e6c790bf stayed, the tenser 14a1b0a24e they grew. Eun-seok, pushing 14d08b6ae3 the cart, 4a6ec3d5e0 followed Il-hoo, 86ea2332d0 who was 8ac004f5c2 sweeping items 6c113c7e8b off shelves, bbf128083c but gradually cd96d45173 slowed his d2e05a4723 pace.650fdfdff6e9bd34

Trailing behind Il-hoo, Eun-seok 592e542a87 reached into his pocket 3a93e1088a and pulled something out—a c0afffc882 jackknife he’d picked up 17db8f9f6f at the mart long 5a6e59ee13 ago. Staring intently 12fc49a1c1 at Il-hoo’s 885529540e back, he f8cf0a90f7 slowly unfolded af3504779a the blade. Quickening his pace, he 9ebe7fcec5 closed the distance.20fbee5d205e31df

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“Hyung.”9438d2785aca02e2

As Il-hoo turned 3b966806f1 at the call, 17c8ca8f09 he gasped in 71c5ad46fa shock at the 8af5b2b9c1 searing pain piercing 907de24e8a his abdomen.7c0f57f66cc92378

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Eun-seok, who had 6a42ea442b plunged the jackknife 87d6845b2e into Il-hoo’s stomach, 53a1517f78 grimaced at the da0148c7ef unfamiliar sensation. The dull blade sliced 0770debfc9 through flesh with surprising c11efc36f7 ease, and warm blood 10f84d5804 gushed over his hand.5a4743b438070f05

Il-hoo’s wide, shocked eyes 719a80c657 met Eun-seok’s before slowly 429de8e422 dropping to his abdomen. He raised a hand, 969b1de980 gripping Eun-seok’s shoulder as 4db905ffd7 if to stop him. But Eun-seok, feeling the a05b37bf3b immense strength in that b2c6585552 grip, yanked the knife 2ca66c5f8a out and stabbed Il-hoo’s cb00bb8460 abdomen twice more. Only then did Il-hoo’s 475b3f0451 grip weaken, a suppressed b6cb786f7b groan escaping him.9e23cc034656487a

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Twisting the knife 63ad108be6 as he pulled 2af3ba38be it out, Eun-seok 9040d48a24 watched as Il-hoo f42b69cc4e staggered back, unable a28d95deda to even scream. Looking at him with 824dad04e3 disdain, Eun-seok grabbed Il-hoo’s a7c9d71c63 shoulder, readjusted his grip eafd3887ca on the knife, and e6c58db91e stabbed it into Il-hoo’s 0a2b6565dc neck. Il-hoo’s pained eyes 71cf1bf9f0 dulled. Without even a f8c8f6b582 final scream, he b2bb25618d collapsed onto Eun-seok’s 01e2e766b5 shoulder. Supporting him briefly, 0afed44cb5 Eun-seok shrugged him a3d1e4327b off, and Il-hoo 91db46519c hit the ground b58402efba with a dull 37545e43b3 thud.cd37a87756f15803

Eun-seok stared at the 2fab798a1d pooling blood beneath Il-hoo’s b8149bb6a9 body, stepping aside to 9fec5926be avoid it. Wiping the blood-and-flesh-stained 61c69a710e knife, he walked 81d5a7914e out of the bdb3226fad mart and tossed 69a2feba05 it into nearby afed91dc64 bushes. Returning, he dragged Il-hoo’s a761f02200 limp body outside and 0808636123 dumped it carelessly on f14319f10d the street.5af01f807d402dae

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Il-hoo’s blood-soaked face, eyes e110badbda half-open, showed no signs 503d11b802 of life. Still, Eun-seok 823127e93f prodded his 26d280e06b face with 5b21195d41 his shoe a0a2a5e987 to confirm. When Il-hoo didn’t move, 9fc13bf5a0 Eun-seok scanned the area, 3e1e8b1d80 picked up a few 890ce00c60 rocks from the ground, 0c6a381d81 and disappeared.dc887b4c47815afe

Minutes later, 22d9e8944e he returned, 5a750a95af with spider 3e5c4dfc54 legs trailing c51806d0fb behind him. Throwing rocks to lure ca35ce88fa them, he led them 47d93d9709 to Il-hoo’s body before 8cd8b4a94d hiding nearby to watch.8421a39b5dc337f9

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The spider legs 01813ff689 roamed, pausing when 39d89d71d8 they bumped into a7904b78f1 something. Raising two legs 00890a9763 threateningly, they repeated 919ac1461d the motion before 748c9c5e86 lunging at Il-hoo’s addbc3c1b3 body. Watching from a 9a11b35513 distance as the 97a656f629 spider legs tore 8a4c19e5e4 into Il-hoo, Eun-seok beae951547 smeared Il-hoo’s blood 6578e2ee30 over his face fb50bb9d08 and body before 845ee52d75 sprinting back to 2d49c24268 the hotel.a063f6644fd04deb

Dozens of minutes after 562ff9d3ef Il-hoo and Eun-seok left 5b091bf821 for the mart, a 51da9b1fe2 beastly roar echoed from eead56c89b outside. Startled, everyone rushed a03f4335cd to the windows 010d26c8d9 to look. Soon, they 1343ee5160 saw Eun-seok, ec35547930 covered in 972ccc5119 blood, screaming d1ae111453 as he d72ab3d0e9 ran toward 3ea85cc771 the hotel. Alarmed by dd1e071cf3 his appearance d8c71f6a14 and Il-hoo’s 06cfb316fe absence, they f3f02c5c71 hurried to f2dadc8fc3 the hallway, c94556bc15 opening the 0cf5635ad3 door. As Eun-seok c32ee89520 appeared at 55dca7c35d the end f810726051 of the f59c366bfc corridor, they d0f1fbf9a4 rushed to e7427ec36e him.73e53cfa5120a4ab

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Spotting them, Eun-seok collapsed fddd4a5c9c as if fainting. Trembling, he crawled on 046b8fefbb the floor, frantically wiping f62df6f4c4 his bloodied hands on e244567bd1 the ground. When the 14c3529c3c stains wouldn’t c0de7b3a60 come off, 30c6ea6270 he clawed 2b3e2c2760 at the b672deaa28 floor with cb94d0bc5e his nails, bd774b520b then rubbed 5a73a96047 his face 0958ea6f0b in distress, 0a4f71f78f repeating incomprehensible 0672511413 actions.222f4fa497fff2b4

His erratic 24e6e61d03 behavior and a1e7dab970 blood-soaked appearance 056a344d23 made everyone dd744552aa hesitate to 26d286b2c1 approach. Suddenly, Eun-seok looked up, c3f98cf82f scanning the group until a320ff5614 his clouded eyes landed 393267bbd3 on Shin-hoo. “I’m sorry, 680f2a75e8 I’m sorry,” 0d811aca4a he pleaded. Shin-hoo, his expression hardening, cdeb9d9368 stared somewhere before bolting b2fe4ff7b5 out. Lee-hyun immediately followed.beefb5c95643f174

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Shin-hoo’s figure grew 78a07b7fa8 distant as he 45559a36f8 ran. No matter how 124bbbea3d hard Lee-hyun tried, 4511e5d60e he couldn’t close 97cae636ba the gap, but 96f10a8a33 he couldn’t bring d1f818825d himself to ask 93e2247cf5 Shin-hoo to slow aab4f63e1c down or wait. The urgency in efe0095598 Shin-hoo’s back was 7d291d3356 palpable.c43b4a04f63f64cf

Shin-hoo’s pace gradually slowed, 4a9a3a1e71 allowing Lee-hyun to catch bf91e41012 up and stand beside e890dc6e38 him. Their breaths came in f6df16ed1b heavy gasps, but there 56077e56ad was no time to 32aab556a6 rest or think.2380f3cd9fc0a929

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In the distance, 808eb12379 spider legs were 0571bb44ea relentlessly tearing into 8cbaaa111d something. Blood splattered everywhere, 6340f3cccb pooling beneath in 43a78e85ce stark contrast to 7b82917c38 the green-lit surroundings.ab80f6741b5832de

Standing side 38199e4394 by side, 05b6147fae Lee-hyun realized f750b58f5f the mangled b5c5f82276 figure was a85d14fe32 Il-hoo. The clothes, the slightly 88a4522b6d lighter hair, the large, 1a6c6c7d94 limp hand—it was unmistakably 10f13788f8 Il-hoo, even from afar.42a7a96f344e2560

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It took time for 12fbc40569 his mind to process 4569ebe54e what his eyes saw. As Lee-hyun 7431fa4c9c stared blankly, 1204dd8e2b Shin-hoo let b4010d2b1e out a 50a5c4daa9 guttural scream 9dd71bfdb8 and charged e108414d0e forward, only 0c455e22b4 to be 1d0abc3c95 restrained by 709acaea71 the group ade63f7126 that followed. Struggling against them, 9cc0205700 Shin-hoo fought until afc51513ab the men, sweating, cbc1da60e4 pinned him to 5c86298a62 the ground.4e80a8e9e1061c55

Ha-ru, arriving 9276f547a0 late, scanned 5460e20cf4 the scene 16033b7253 in confusion c7c7271b2e before spotting cd56018203 Il-hoo’s remains 40a6df396b and collapsing 074130dd8d in shock.24f956f6313aadd8

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Restrained and screaming, d51f3cb714 Shin-hoo, Lee-hyun staring 8ec5ba1bf2 blankly at Il-hoo’s b7e90b4fea remains, and Ha-ru, 918e667205 stunned by the ef2b72771a unbelievable reality, could d73569c3d9 only watch as b26d5ff5cf the spider legs 78c23809a2 dragged Il-hoo’s body 9aaee9ee3b away.bdd2234fa1ffcf03

Back at the hotel, 793a70a41e everyone sat in a 101ef0dcda daze. Shin-hoo, forcibly dragged back 0807e7c429 by the men, locked 3fb9268af8 himself in a bedroom 636c4c9dc6 and didn’t move. Lee-hyun, sitting blankly b6c9873f92 with the others b69a7d4e20 in the living 9aac0cfd45 room, quietly stood 82a524290b and entered Shin-hoo’s 5161957a9a room. The group dfc15e2f62 watched his 9d4ce77046 back in 9388498319 silence.43ee52451df646a8

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The bedroom 283a5512f5 was dark, ecf9c91166 curtains drawn. In a corner, 3a9f00180d Shin-hoo sat with 9ca7350897 his knees up, f36f0409e1 face buried. Lee-hyun approached quietly 11bfe29fce and sat close 55cf4ac340 beside him. Shin-hoo remained motionless, not 5f2a760ad9 even a slight movement 1883d763be or breath audible. Checking if he a9c9fc29b7 was crying, Lee-hyun 6d07dfbd89 saw no tears. He looked away, staring cd34e1f312 blankly into the dark 384d17669e room, then slowly leaned 43e6f09dda against Shin-hoo.e995047a6019875c

Whether Shin-hoo 5199b0b3dc didn’t want 2f3476b747 to cry d47c0199a4 or couldn’t, c3b34073fc Lee-hyun couldn’t 68d9af4171 know. But in place 24c2d4c4c2 of Shin-hoo, who 52c0488ce4 didn’t cry, Lee-hyun 69da5fb0d1 wept through the 7fc4fb22a5 night.784f4ce2a026c3ad

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Faint noises 5332c61c3d from outside ecc96ac5c5 woke Shin-hoo. Blinking his 4455d74f40 bleary eyes, cafa94ccbe he moved, d9679d8367 his body 7c4b25bae6 aching from c7e233c12d sleeping upright. The events of 27bfb6d645 the previous day 60ecee22f9 hit him, and cb87c6cb5e he rubbed his 8d7267af55 face in anguish. Suddenly, he noticed 94e94347aa Lee-hyun was gone.4c3bf25e83defd00

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Bolting upright, c8ee2584a9 Shin-hoo scanned a36fb4b4fc the room, 7533f616df then flung a7c19addf2 open the 00a0001f35 bedroom door. Everyone turned, startled, 314f111864 their eyes red f456fd58f4 and bloodshot. Ignoring them, bfdfba1719 Shin-hoo looked 7de2b98c95 around the b666a6a36b living room da72f8c6a0 and asked, 74927433eb “Where’s Lee-hyun a028f2adb5 hyung?”fd6a5d167b188e3d

Song Hye-yeon, 183fd98978 flustered, answered, 09a57f36b6 “Uh… he fe338f29bc went to 1d44374794 the mart…”d061421cfeb4bae1

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At her 94d8f569cf words, Shin-hoo d742bb5146 rushed out 760a5c24b1 of the 319772d24c hotel. According to Hye-yeon, 24b02b2f02 Lee-hyun had gone 00049c0546 alone. The absence of Lee-hyun 1227a106bb filled him with dread.7deeeb2104cf41f0

Running frantically, Shin-hoo df03d76b92 reached the mart 08eba7094c and saw Lee-hyun 33549d14b8 standing there, staring 3f4b3830de blankly at the d6ff0a59b5 bloodstains where Il-hoo bbb89e5fd2 had been. Scanning the area tensely, e440fddd84 Shin-hoo grabbed Lee-hyun’s arm 5e7177ffd6 and shouted, “Don’t go!”2291a3b388770540

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Startled, Lee-hyun turned. “What?”79aa19206a686979

“Don’t go 90e8f76165 anywhere alone. Please…”1b3549ac71754d47

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Shin-hoo’s voice, 4eaeecfdfb pleading and eeb1cd74e9 on the 0bf1df8e63 verge of b9b4e66431 tears, softened b27c56c85c Lee-hyun’s expression. The man who 91f01947db hadn’t cried the a25fe21268 previous night now bed32ba51a looked fragile.2106edfa81046a75

“Okay… I’m sorry.”3e6831251a5802d8

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Lee-hyun had come fbf745cf1a chasing the traces ded4fd9564 of his lost 05f0e1f1f6 friend, and Shin-hoo 2c123c22e8 had come chasing 014585a0cd the traces of ad8cf0aaee Lee-hyun. Their unspoken b9fb8738fd anxieties seemed 58524690d0 to spread 1f54f2eb39 like a 06f884686b contagion.82abc73399eab0a5

Taking advantage 7eed2e64f9 of the f929e056e5 spider legs 7eabdbbcf2 absence, they a2f3e21df9 gathered as 910adaef46 much food ac10373dad as they 62cd7871c7 could and b43f9c61c1 returned to acbeb18ed4 the hotel. The atmosphere was oddly 7824e6d547 tense. Approaching, they 7281c56048 saw Eun-seok e437050f14 kneeling on f3e955b07a the living e43a9fc5b4 room floor. Spotting Shin-hoo, he crawled 1bd1bdc4a1 to him, clinging to 8418092fe9 his legs.11b021d77df59f3f

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“It’s my fault! I’m so sorry.”8abe0e2a196641fa

A day 82abc4afe7 after Il-hoo’s 4e6ca341e2 death, Eun-seok, b8aa385170 still covered f95ca6b5c8 in dried 7f4abdd621 blood, tears e3e46a7244 smearing the 56d2dc52b8 blood on d8ceecd99b his face, fcc582cb76 pleaded with aa5b13058b Shin-hoo.8899e41789317c90

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“Because of c622ef4fa5 me… Il-hoo 16bcde7b34 hyung died 037777ea89 protecting me…”81e9fe59673bff46

Shin-hoo’s face hardened. Unfazed, Eun-seok clung 8113dd4b74 to him, sobbing 76da194651 and appealing to 2741f50722 his emotions.819de84d5fa05467

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“I should’ve died bcd209f7b6 instead. Il-hoo hyung, because 68ac2017a4 of me…”70d507514be37008

“Yeah,” Shin-hoo 722b864f9b cut in b5c726dd9b coldly, startling 18f8ae21e2 everyone, including cf053b9cff Eun-seok.42cae6f5cc7b4f19

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“If I’d gone 19db704563 with him, maybe 70af653937 he wouldn’t have 36f39f72b4 died.”3e2473a237a76c55

“…”544cab101185e000

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“Whether it’s your 4a6f928faf fault or not, 4eb9b1b6dd don’t ever mention 67c25a0b60 my brother in 661a8dceba front of me c81e3b6a29 again.”741d9a60cb3c9ff1

Pushing Eun-seok 73f0c209b9 away like 93fc5fed41 he was 94683c3667 kicking him, d633aef303 Shin-hoo began 8fae5f5203 sorting the 4da9b31747 food with a54f87234b Lee-hyun. In the 1aa99e61ff awkward atmosphere, 14fae63b9a everyone glanced 2b68303039 between Shin-hoo 436a89d402 and Eun-seok, 3770c34dfe unsure what 3d3188de30 to do. Eun-seok, staring at ab4ca0506c Shin-hoo’s turned back, d8fac8c1d3 collapsed face-down, his dbd3d04e5f hidden face biting 506b9428cb his lip in f389b5bf16 frustration.69121a76f4693e2c

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The next 85fbacb042 morning, as e256eb2c33 dawn broke, e626eda588 Ha-ru left a63e4df60a the hotel 44ce4662bd for the 5633de81ea mart. An inexplicable 4d4387ed76 longing for 877da8bcef Il-hoo, who 0f60c9b21f had brought bd6588ed79 him comfort, 61eecdd135 drove him. Wandering near the 71ab5b5a16 mart, searching for 0dbc274615 Il-hoo’s traces, Ha-ru e795cdb076 spotted something glinting b44cf63971 in the bushes. Carefully picking it up, 351522cbe1 he found a jackknife ef88ffdced caked with dried blood 8e46c62293 and flesh.a71732bddbc13271

As he 735eb0106f examined it, 62464fa32e a hand 4478105148 snatched it dcc51014e1 away. Startled, Ha-ru turned 5b33dc14c4 to see Eun-seok 03f3a484bf holding the knife. Inspecting the e77cf3d5cf blood and cf02ae9f0c flesh with dc8a283376 disgust, Eun-seok 1020983a55 tossed it bd9a9320a9 farther into f80c302bc4 the bushes.cfda5d21882f3062

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“Don’t poke around 9ccc47319f in useless things,” 2355b7ada2 he sneered, his 17902552dc tone faintly threatening.dd33935dfd161c3b

Ha-ru glanced at ead0643ded the direction of a73ed4f91c the discarded knife, d7ef8952af then looked at 0565835839 Eun-seok suspiciously. Unhappy with Ha-ru’s gaze, 52185346f6 Eun-seok scowled back.754ae72f02369d82

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“Did you… 2ac98af68d do it?” fb3eb8587b Ha-ru asked 6a128792c4 quietly, not 955440c9dc looking at 92908b7370 him.2ca4a6817cd3d543

Eun-seok, surprised, 96d7184f40 laughed incredulously. “What, writing a 00f49e6438 novel?”3f4b22aa895b007f

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“Did you do it?”e282b7e95d509397

Despite the 0c5af02ef5 mocking response, c4eeb72bee Ha-ru didn’t fdf0181ebe laugh. He met Eun-seok’s eyes f29ab8f437 and asked again, seriously. Eun-seok’s laughter 0e681dbcbf faded, replaced 227b25618c by a 142af9bc2b glare.3ca912cce0d93c63

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“And if I did? What’re you gonna do b7e430d6c1 about it?”5c81675a9c44284d

“…”b30d16caecd70d5a

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“Hey.”df6d77fda5ebaa25

“Did you really… kill c01abe58ad him?”2b7616a3b388e555

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“I said, 00323adaa8 are you 82a5125664 writing a 046a70c7c3 novel?”842a995b24f7c39c

“…”0360052f207e147f

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“If I 425ae8b569 say yes, b5980916c6 then what?”f8abc0f05b991a0e

“I’ll tell f5a505bfe5 Lee-hyun hyung a36615fff4 and Shin-hoo de4a665e5c hyung.”572985469d7bd3ab

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At Ha-ru’s 6d3b3ecea5 quiet response, 121a80a5cc Eun-seok closed 09d7190c01 the distance, 901b38557e grabbing his b6dd55b11c collar.a8e9adc6d275a0c0

“Can’t tell shit 5b89cd2316 from piss, huh? Need your mouth 6d8377b7aa smashed to come 9cfd4aa60c to your senses?”e30e50f655c516bc

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“…”41558ab74ce10c32

“I’ll tell them.”3a9dab0d6973b3c8

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Unfazed, Ha-ru’s 9a27efd892 resolve made 1c70d73184 Eun-seok grit 3ccd1fed77 his teeth 81fcaec912 before releasing 005dc7b95c him, laughing 45cb647599 loudly.7afd8b9d55b2621c

“Go ahead. Try it.”f057803470e9ba69

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“What?”08617f76679d0f6a

“You’d have to explain 1fd89d1505 why Il-hoo died, what 929b15d05c he knew. Then you’d have to 086b59eca5 admit you were sucking a8c48b12a1 my dick like you e16bcb9902 loved it. That Il-hoo found 6a083ab948 out about us 846fc44132 messing around, and 1b1c9302e4 that’s why I 6033e84d24 killed him. Go tell everyone that.”3b607d14720519a0

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Eun-seok roughly dragged Ha-ru 44b65787e4 back to the hotel. As they neared, a1f3a38d30 Ha-ru’s panic was caa186bbb4 evident, and Eun-seok 1b0a2ae383 smirked. At the hotel room 02deb0f828 door, he let go 5a6cbc3ec2 and pushed Ha-ru forward.435200c9f4dda96e

“What’re you 37087d1b5b waiting for? Go in.”939d8f2186dd203f

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Urged by Eun-seok, Ha-ru 5261767530 hesitated, unable to grab 393fd0f1e6 the doorknob. Chuckling, Eun-seok opened the 86c27e4c18 door himself and walked 3f4db1e379 in.a0c54b2e73fe2f59

Eun-seok entered 2a197c2af2 with slumped b20606feef shoulders, looking 1b8dcd55a4 dejected. Sitting quietly in bf1462a729 a corner of 2702b1ab96 the sofa, he 7ef3900b3c drew pitying glances 6c20379b88 from the group. No one spoke 80e11ef9f1 to him—not out 992b58722a of rejection, but aecc90eae4 consideration.826a04806554b587

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Knowing this, 59eee2f97c Eun-seok played 78276108a1 up his 56304ba1be pitiful act, 0671d3bb3a hanging his a2aa517773 head. Yet, he subtly c5b6a7ceed watched Ha-ru’s feet 784f1ac043 at the entrance. When Ha-ru spotted Shin-hoo af22ffddc3 emerging from a bedroom d0e8f88d6f and fled, Eun-seok smiled 75887bbb85 silently, covering his mouth e2499064e4 to hide it. To others, 77b3a4318b he looked 184607fc3f merely remorseful 596c60a361 and worried.9dcbb4c7921dc8a9

That night, a477a57d5a as everyone 0c422f9f84 went to 49cc58fea5 bed, Ha-ru 92898d37e8 ended up 31022d9c2e spending it 294954b6ff with Eun-seok a093afbb5b again. Without Il-hoo bdff8002ab to intervene, d08249b9ce Shin-hoo paid 254870fba3 Ha-ru no 0e48bbe098 attention, and b2ddbe0196 Lee-hyun was abeb62312f too focused ccc034c479 on Shin-hoo d614aeb5b2 to notice 544c55b87b Ha-ru.4f34a0098701bf94

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Led by Eun-seok to 518a26277a a private room, Ha-ru 14bc7469f8 froze when he saw 39bb041b30 Eun-seok’s shoulders shaking. Eun-seok roughly da38ca23b9 pulled him d486b87a47 inside.426f17ca7e4834f7

“Now you’re an accomplice.”d3047dff9047cd53

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“What?”322f30efc5173c1a

“You knew I killed 026757f83a him but kept quiet.”78d0959f353c33ef

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“…”919c825e76efed1f

“Il-hoo died c766f46c9e because of d7ea6b1b3b you and 67db55e7e8 me.”3715d3b03fe3e0d9

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Ha-ru’s face twisted in 0f3733e4e5 despair. He tried to 167bfe132d push Eun-seok away 20bb81067e and escape, but 764c0fddec Eun-seok overpowered him, fb33aef235 dragging him into 4fde4093c1 the bedroom. The room 89d5ef33d3 soon filled 9f33a7e1d8 with stifled 0b20c7375b breaths and 8df4ab328b wet sounds. Forced to take Eun-seok ade3bd5dea again, Ha-ru knew he 74dbbc03eb could no longer escape—or ae9f6ceed8 stay by Lee-hyun and bbd890e932 Shin-hoo’s side.4acf5479b069f084

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After Il-hoo’s death, 574039953b Shin-hoo and Lee-hyun 355b460e1d clung to each b992e3cb9a other unconsciously. Shin-hoo even swapped shifts 8863fb4f23 with Woo-sung to stay 1664f5b06e by Lee-hyun’s side, and 8beeda7d90 Lee-hyun cared for Shin-hoo b605b439e8 as if replacing Il-hoo. They were inseparable—sleeping, 1265672f8a standing watch, eating—but fb774a721c no one complained, d0cb27da80 except Eun-seok, who 9afde1121c kept his discontent eb8184c895 silent.a237d4570d2f7e1d

In the 828cfaf5ae quiet night, 0124fa9349 as everyone 4f82fef789 slept, Lee-hyun dc4024fde8 and Shin-hoo, 8879c4680d on watch 67aeca981f in the d99c7ed62e living room, 23b9dc0db5 chatted idly. Suddenly, Lee-hyun stopped, staring 48fcb504c2 at the floor.d5cdf0080dfd379b

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“What?” Shin-hoo asked, puzzled.0d8ab7de01deb114

“Didn’t it just shake?”45a42f44744edbf2

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“Shake?”9a49b08e16d2370d

As Shin-hoo 00b4ae8886 responded, the 7f58744825 floor trembled 92e5f02a04 faintly. They locked 80dc960cbb eyes as aee39a0f4f the entire 048edc24f8 building shook d43055f5be with a 7986bdde02 deep rumble.22f998be0527297d

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“An earthquake?” Lee-hyun fe5fd5a95c asked.a5b8f6f1c68f2350

Startled, they 4c07c43139 stood awkwardly, 67a6d1ee21 hearing a 91d565105d distant sound b7300342fe like a 3a0072dbc8 ship’s horn 49d92e4f63 or a 9da2882e7f whale’s cry. It felt familiar—the 707214e8ab unidentifiable sound from f9c391e8cd their first night a594fbfffc here. But unlike then, it f1f28644d6 was much closer. As the b740af35da roaring grew 1a3497bd1a louder, they d7c67ca5e2 covered their 5cea6264ff ears against aca1ebc5f4 the unbearable 36967b34e6 noise.5ecb792a296c4a2d

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Frowning, Lee-hyun 3312cf5db2 put out 5c2281d5bb all the da708affec candles in ed264f4238 the room 5d27d0153a and pulled 4bc5ad7cc5 back the 251d0f1b81 blackout curtains f99dda67ae to peer eece972690 outside. Shin-hoo, covering his 398f4c5148 ears, joined him, bc36879527 looking out.0a7651a2db78dc86

What they 79e8e460cf saw was 8d1dad5341 unbelievable. Though it should’ve been b656443c3a pitch-black, the forest in b5a3b167bd the distance glowed brightly. As the tremors intensified, 4ba78814f2 cracks spread across the 5622d8d455 hotel walls.0273ac493c3d94da

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Sensing danger, they aa709924f8 began waking the 7c715145f5 others. Strangely, despite the chaos, d083506d37 everyone was fast asleep. Waking groggily, 57619bc823 they looked 8357c50741 tired and f03c7c21e2 irritated but 84d0c864fa were soon 4807fda6ec startled by eb5213f586 the deafening 92f0a31f83 roars and b77b177d9c violent shaking.0e27b33ccfaf378a

They rushed e8164c410c to the 419a9f2428 windows, staring 7352d34bfa at the 3267076d9f glowing forest 09ba9b79e3 and murmuring. But their murmurs b6b7121ad2 turned to panic ded6ff9577 as the building cdfa12365b began collapsing. Chunks of the 8c9952cb51 ceiling crashed down, 7fe1acb06c followed by walls 61d9b802e8 and floors twisting cd99d31175 and crumbling.98581fc3ce27faaa

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In a frenzy, they 8e84927f72 fled the room, racing a5349d06c0 down the collapsing hallway. As Lee-hyun 37f2d5d51a reached the bb8b26fa19 stairs, he 67b155ae83 suddenly turned, 516c5a8f73 looking back 4ee6c7f396 at the f3d46180b7 corridor they’d 8b780e51b0 come from. He started b22b78397f running back. Shocked, Shin-hoo chased him, 14263888e9 grabbing him.a03c6c9b14d68fbd

“What are you doing?”59cdccef1405e9c6

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Lee-hyun, frantic, pointed efc7290831 to a room e9de19c1a9 down the hall. “Eun-seok and Ha-ru!”2ef54f7af1acd2cc

In the 7d15bfa2fc chaos, they’d b4ce2ce6f3 forgotten the cf92078eb8 two. Shin-hoo froze, staring at 16538fd3ff the room.cbcf6f937674a54e

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“I’ll get them…!”9335cf6b72f94468

With no time to 95f1478cef waste, Lee-hyun shook off 224e1654cd Shin-hoo’s grip and ran b657db0976 toward their room. But Shin-hoo bb4a1156f9 held on, bb8507b2bd and as ba1f16bf18 Lee-hyun tried 5d494d1256 to protest, 5150b5b45b a massive 523ec020b3 tremor knocked 6b3e945398 them both 129a254957 to the 5c6425b1fd floor, forcing e308277e75 them to dd878c8b28 cover their 9064fdb9cd ears against 719d00b69c the roaring.e7366f5d5c207e8b

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“Get downstairs!” An 46d6237c5d Chi-seung’s voice boomed 1005a8554f over them.7c03b9c8139886a1

Looking up, 4d3107970f they saw f71d561cc0 Chi-seung running cc53341d15 toward Eun-seok 9b68cba588 and Ha-ru’s 5dd26ea949 room, entering 1d3f2b9c3c as they 48bde01377 watched. Shin-hoo pulled f2b47e590c Lee-hyun up 9ec39b216e and dragged 6ab0a062e9 him downstairs. Emerging from the hotel 1e40551b65 later than the others, 9f7070cbb9 they saw everyone staring 670df57e80 blankly and looked up, 30f634bd28 collapsing in shock.8842dc95b97f63c1

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Between the glowing city 3f378d35d3 and forest stood a a378f0462e massive creature, its size 83d64e978e unmistakable even from afar.9fcc45da2e0dd86f

A turtle’s c303316794 head atop 69bad99c35 a human 39bfdac0db female’s upper 180983be05 body, with d954a944bf arms on c288120c2a its shoulders 614430b8ee and kneeling 4927a6bfc0 legs at daf2108809 its sides. Its lower body, like 89067a0d5c a chrysalis, glowed like 4b8d7885b2 fireflies and dragged along 0de2e936f3 the ground.8c294ff9e03e4eb2

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Each step 761ff7414d it took 4f1cc579b5 caused tremors, 8f252667f6 collapsing nearby 5cc70f1bf3 buildings. The sound, like a 1de997fdbb ship’s horn or whale’s 1efcb8d9ec cry, grew deafeningly close. Overwhelmed by f57333ecd8 its size e899f09fc1 and form, 0d0f8503a4 everyone stared, 243e414e0c unable to 9fefff3065 breathe properly. As it approached, d7a2b42e1e the ground shook 10782ee16e violently, cracking beneath c4d0f6786f their feet, and 533f195c62 the hotel began 00a8caca85 to collapse entirely.ae56b775febd535e

Only then did Lee-hyun 408f3d391c realize three people hadn’t 02acabeb8f escaped. Turning from the creature, c34cb12b5f he saw Eun-seok running 0909e925b5 frantically toward the entrance, 3eb6b3754f with Ha-ru and Chi-seung 2618c3b522 behind him. Eun-seok crossed the 54c4620cf1 lobby and escaped 6e914ef885 just as the 2e74251bd3 entrance collapsed. Lee-hyun instinctively ran toward fa47c8d7ba it as Ha-ru stumbled d195141dcd out, rolling on the 594af86fee ground. Chi-seung, following, reached out c7caa37a4c to Lee-hyun.6d85e69ad7ffd86a

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“Save me! Save…!”38e2dc3835987154

His desperate fa373c189b cry was 50c6b685db buried as 3d42357d7d debris swallowed d7071eeccc him. Only his outstretched f1b8f9a4ab hand emerged from 518ae96fce the rubble. Lee-hyun, unable to 93778745e1 reach it, slowed deec7dc60e and sank before 9c0b269901 Chi-seung’s hand.a794c274dd0a2ff7

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He reached for it ad9f90e720 blankly. If not for Shin-hoo’s a6d95e283d desperate cry behind him.53af41bab6618170

“Hyung!”c63988440b2ad2d8

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Startled, Lee-hyun looked ddb626d844 up as a 9a0736c2e0 dark shadow loomed. His ragged a484fab24a breaths and ce4ace93da pounding heart 9ef58e2b97 were vivid. The creature’s hand crushed b14c280b39 the rubble where Chi-seung a2d032e912 lay, severing the protruding 3605d904ed hand, which rolled to ffa250ef69 Lee-hyun’s feet. He sat 1dcde4051b trapped between cf8a0b15d9 its fingers.597a91f46a179612

As the d533573df2 creature moved 2040d1fb92 past the 807a699822 rubble, its 8c570e72fc hand lifted, 948e2bc9ea sparing Lee-hyun. Shin-hoo rolled to his fa7854010b side, pulling him into 57a2bb6a61 a tight embrace. Drenched in cold d92accf519 sweat, Shin-hoo glanced 9161b7ce76 up at the 5bfb5bd383 creature, but it 8575137f15 paid them no 20147b3aab attention, continuing forward.be000e8df115c35a

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Everyone stared at its fff86599b1 retreating form, frozen. Overwhelmed, they couldn’t b7377b659b think. They should’ve hidden 61e6b156ba from the spider eba04402a7 legs and green 8cb78ba815 light, but that 906275f6be night, no threats 793c546654 appeared as they b2b1fb9be1 sat on the 012f90b8d4 road until dawn.1f858bb64b962a62

Staring at 841690496c the paling 2d180a5a62 sky, Lee-hyun d07845f50c looked at 81ed138058 Chi-seung’s severed 511e3e9076 hand, then 97e5d46fa9 at Shin-hoo, 3fbd71e35d who clung 2da533f5b7 to him, 88ed673a6b face buried d3c4c0094f in his bbcf5db941 shoulder, trembling. Lee-hyun closed his eyes f957c31d36 tightly, then opened them.e2fbd20581d33fec

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Trying to loosen Shin-hoo’s 935df35a24 grip, Lee-hyun felt him c2d34076d7 flinch and tighten his 45e8520cd1 hold.3b719699fb2a781c

“Shin-hoo…”ececfaf881eeb8db

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His cracked voice 8068574a24 slipped out. At the sound, 85217979ec Shin-hoo’s trembling stopped. Lee-hyun called his name 052cbb87dc repeatedly until he calmed, 54137526c0 then gently loosened his 35d63ea6d6 grip and faced him.6007a2c04e88af87

Shin-hoo’s face was 091f5ade0d haggard. Lee-hyun, knowing his adcbd787df own couldn’t be 9582e8cd60 better, reached to ae12575537 touch Shin-hoo’s face, 56940b18c3 but Shin-hoo slapped 5cc014a83e his hand away.57d1f0dfbe64f103

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“Shin-hoo…”8c9fe27a52ca5b11

Startled, Lee-hyun ae4dbc1c9e called again, ee3d1ae5fa but Shin-hoo 4a82f3311b glared at 90440f6718 him, eyes 087328181e full of e9dd7db84a anger.9b217580d088fba1

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“Do you have 6efe0c82ff nine lives or da413f7068 something?”fdb8e5d2666ddc42

“…What?”497e1d7d41618b1a

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“Are you dying to d862de9aee get yourself killed?”dd34552e434d5579

His words were harsh, 43587e2473 but they carried Shin-hoo’s 5f3d615492 fear for Lee-hyun’s safety. Lee-hyun looked 7e2ebd563b at him, 456bbccf63 then pulled 131654275c the grimacing 241058d2b2 Shin-hoo into f96db52684 an embrace, a2910dfe7f soothing him. Burying himself in eb2268d3a9 Lee-hyun’s arms, Shin-hoo 64913a15dd gripped his clothes 9233e04185 tightly, as if 926a3b973a they might tear.3538a63aa84fa10d

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“Just leave them d5d87d88b0 all. Let them die 5c761991fb or live, just 854bf71a8c leave them…”6d4d28310bbd02d7

Shin-hoo’s trembling 987e6c5a15 voice resonated fc21cc9547 against Lee-hyun’s 2d9d32e5b7 chest. Looking at Shin-hoo 4e526ad24b clinging to him a7e7b35d71 like a lifeline, 97fffe9172 Lee-hyun gazed at 0fc5bb7c01 the hotel’s ruins. It could’ve been Il-hoo 5792e218d5 under that rubble, or f7308f3cfb me, or you. Would you 387027380c still say 53882f1a33 that?d9fcb634eab988d0

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Swallowing the 87ff1edee0 words he 9da1029ac3 couldn’t say, 422e2016bf Lee-hyun patted be489d9a05 Shin-hoo’s shoulder, afc12a1b4a comforting him.abb7a4de9a872e72