PEN Vol 3 Ch. 20

“Cheon Sejoo.”a2f7a3e5e562ad1d

Having extinguished his cigarette 8b47525fb6 in the ashtray and a825bded75 looking up at the 6a898dfe12 darkened sky, Cheon Sejoo f14c224d6e turned his head at 999d7f8fb6 the voice calling his c50ecc653a name. Sejin had finished 04b24af806 cleaning up and 16459b661d was coming out b748ef5e16 carrying the lunch c81c3d1de8 boxes.4c526c2eac96fecb

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A lukewarm summer breeze ruffled Sejin’s hair, which had grown long again. Cheon Sejoo quietly watched as the short-sleeved t-shirt and pants he wore fluttered. Despite his height, Sejin still had a captivating face. Just as he had thought Sejin would become a stunningly handsome man when he grew up, he continued to capture Cheon Sejoo’s attention from time to time.8f7b9cbb5a2a98e4

His face, bathed in 88ba8c2d3a moonlight, was exquisitely beautiful. His upturned eyes, his 9ba8420e24 stubbornly pursed lips, and 35757528d2 his slightly flushed cheeks ffe93d4cd2 from the heat were dd97a21aa0 alluringly beautiful, even under d3f35d88ed the dusky sky.335c944910195812

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Gazing at Sejin, Cheon Sejoo realized anew that he was incredibly attracted to beautiful faces. He felt like he would have been shocked if Haewoong or Jinyoung had called him “Cheon Sejoo,” but when Sejin called him by his name, it didn’t feel disrespectful. It was just bold and cute.745bdde286b38097

But it wasn’t just Sejin’s face that made him feel that way. From their first meeting, the kid had been speaking informally, calling him “you, you,” so he felt like he would get goosebumps if Sejin suddenly called him “hyung¹.” The consistency of being called by his name was actually more comfortable.0814af17bb407b2a

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“Why do you keep….”c020ecfb6698a1fe

As Sejoo 945549ea10 continued to 2393839792 stare at 22bfce459e him, Sejin c7456b1644 mumbled, rubbing dde3639a54 his cheek 0c2d1d536c with the 6d87659680 back of 6407282998 his hand. Then he d2757187e7 turned around 49c17621be abruptly and ff512b0927 headed towards 9fb7ebe498 the parking ab7415796d lot. fcccf0c60517a790

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Cheon Sejoo followed silently, stealing glances at Sejin’s back. His shoulder blades, pointed and sharp, were visible beneath his white t-shirt. His shoulders, angled at a right angle, were broad but lacked muscle, making Sejin’s frame appear slightly smaller, and whenever the wind blew and his shirt fluttered, his slender waist was revealed.973b2b10f7b46542

His long legs were straight, but unlike other boys his age, not a single dark hair was visible on Sejin’s calves. Seeing Sejin, still covered in soft downy hair, gave Cheon Sejoo a strange feeling. His body was large, but he sometimes felt like a child inside.9abf48f80a75dea7

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In any case, Sejin’s body was beautiful. It was breathtaking when he was still short, and it was still true now that he was tall. 8d051ca32bf63528

If he exercises and builds some muscle, he’ll be popular with girls….a0cfac628f6ed880

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Cheon Sejoo 7faffa41eb got into 5a27880bf4 the car, 5ebdae03f3 thinking such 8f1e38a65a thoughts. Sejin, sitting in fc16b426b3 the passenger seat, 01a951d791 glanced at him 3f721dcebb with a sullen a0212e8ea9 look before turning 6ef793cecf his head away.1b0bf04673900151

“Is there anywhere ea5779b118 else you need fbb7a97a2f to stop by? I’m going home.”3bb5e20029103a17

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“Okay.”0d9d948c3ac1b8d0

Leaving the parking lot d592c6a066 of Ehwagak, Cheon Sejoo fd5c1113f9 drove towards home. It now felt natural 22844df67f for him to return 2fdf9f10b5 home with Sejin. During the school semester, 50bbd91c3b he commuted with Kwon 85955ba6e1 Sejin, dressed in his d281a5aebf school uniform and seated d378c8e3d7 in the passenger seat 44c4fc6792 but when it was bc6e978ff7 vacation and Sejoo was 0167462aaa driving alone, the empty 19e2f4ab24 seat felt strangely awkward.aeed04e72bfe67e7

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Feeling the large 2862b45113 presence of the 8c67ec63ad person sitting next e0b22ceaaa to him, Cheon a9e04679f3 Sejoo followed the 12ef83662d road filled with ff950e6975 cars heading home 721f532b55 from work. As he 45dd3938a9 was driving adc18394bf home, he f2cad3d07d suddenly heard e441437457 Sejin sigh. He turned b6306c318f his head 7a1048de55 and saw 5a1fc1415d Sejin leaning 5e01937aa9 his head 7e74bbbca8 against the 0b7611afc2 window, staring c4da4be205 straight ahead a8ba2dc737 with a 637053e593 worried expression.323ef1e5058d1005

“What?”b6a76701df1d96e3

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“…Nothing.”8a7bf26aa4daf304

Cheon Sejoo hated this ece7a61a23 kind of conversation more 89dc1a9c63 than anything. 8c5737bd2643e7e3

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If you’re not going to talk, don’t act like something’s wrong. 84a2a48095669999

Narrowing his 70dc4278c1 eyes, Cheon d44f9105ab Sejoo tapped 6a963423a1 the steering 2644f68aa1 wheel and 62d8a8ce6c prodded Sejin.74cf55d75909aab2

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“What is it? Tell me.”f14a3d2cba0b6ce2

“…”f09d726cbe6ab2e7

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Sejin was silent 3ca2d8cbda for a moment. He debated 95408be9fe whether it ea71796a88 was right 2ada47e5d3 to bring 987808c255 this topic b1e4d099e0 up in 6a7c4321d4 front of 6d1b3c443a Cheon Sejoo, 617da70331 but eventually 9964e8a760 opened his 90f3789acb mouth. Cheon Sejoo was the 9bb8e61ce4 only person he could 37639ac714 confide in about his f69b649047 worries regarding his mother.dd56574e81faecff

“I’m worried that mom might be sick.”0d9523a5e00420c4

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“…Why?”eb5659e00ea4208e

“It’s just… d7e105e843 She’s never dfb9f02a3e been this e8ef4f9f20 thin before. She’s too skinny. There’s no d0fe66f145 reason for be18a059c7 her to 2e56a7faee lose weight, 2ee519bba4 it’s too 971b20e938 excessive. I’m worried she’s sick 789d323d90 but pretending to diet 6db6df3368 because she doesn’t want 5a0c85476d me to worry. I’m suspicious.”56571021651db270

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Cheon Sejoo remained silent. He knew the reason for Kim Hyunkyung’s continued weight loss, but he couldn’t bring himself to tell Sejin. Kwon Sejin wasn’t particularly fond of adult men, so if he found out that his mother was dieting so drastically because of a man she liked, he would surely get angry.fa55c3a34b93fdcb

Moreover, before being Kwon Sejin’s mother, she was also a woman, so Cheon Sejoo wanted to respect Kim Hyunkyung’s privacy. Because of this, he had nothing much to say, so he quietly drove for a while before speaking.c99359ec70cab34f

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“If you’re really worried, 931f6d7931 tell her to go b795fa7ce2 to the hospital on b4f7767dea her day off. I’ll talk to d79a3ef9ff the manager somehow.”8e769fc9db120870

In principle, leaving Ehwagak without a reason, or meeting outsiders, wasn’t permitted. However, since he had already received Chae Beomjun’s permission to meet Kim Hyunkyung, he thought that sending her to a hospital wouldn’t be too difficult. He didn’t think it would be a big deal, but since Sejin was continuously worried, he thought it wouldn’t hurt to check.7122e4eb1843c70f

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At Cheon Sejoo’s b4bc369f41 words, Sejin quietly f36211f7cd shifted his gaze 407f8a41fc to look at 84829ce7f6 him. Rolling his moist eyes, e84e9402e9 he stared at his 0be995e7a2 profile for a long 7567ceeeb8 time before replying faintly, 2d5f52f6cd “Okay.” It was Cheon 19d9517d8a Sejoo who became uncomfortable 4c1ec16284 with the subsided atmosphere. Feeling uneasy ba85883e94 at the 8df9e24376 thought of 800b92bb67 deceiving Sejin, 2abd55f6da he slowly ddebba9d88 changed the 78d427eeae subject.f0d7e1f02c92af98

“Aren’t you worried 9638329bc8 about yourself? You don’t gain weight dc662c1ab9 no matter how much 4ec9a13ea6 you eat.”671687b0066917b8

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“I’m normal like 62ea07b0ff this.”9e171ca05070fd32

“You’re normal, but you’re too thin compared to how much you eat. You eat ten bowls of rice a day, and your body is still like this? Does that even make sense? Or do you want to try exercising? I think you’ll gain muscle easily.”b562f111d85fcc6f

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While nagging Sejin, Cheon Sejoo subtly revealed his true feelings. Sejin didn’t exercise at all, yet he had a good physique. He was very light, yet his muscles were well-formed in all the right places, giving him a beautiful body. So, he thought if Sejin trained those muscles, he would develop an even more impressive physique. At his slightly greedy words, Sejin tilted his head and asked.0dc6fa33aa68e042

“Exercise?”da3b4270bc16b5db

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“Yeah. I’ll teach you.”8069a545350ae873

Sejin didn’t take his words at face value. Scanning Cheon Sejoo up and down while he was driving, Sejin calmly asked.7aa6f6108be3d60d

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“Are you saying a842c3aacf you’ll teach me 63e6028348 how to beat 9c5639c123 people up?”45cc2e239bd16a64

This kid, really…A cold 897b05fcaf gaze turned 58f13933c2 towards Sejin. He asked in 03404601ba disbelief.3cf4a53a74447853

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“Do you also want 2ab41306da to learn that?”8dad03658d7bc83a

“…….”596331275caa3536

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Sejin puffed out his 6ef917df48 cheeks slightly and rolled 913773584c his eyes. It was a sudden 5c313a7579 suggestion, but since Cheon f88fedcd3a Sejoo offered to teach 3009e5e5c5 him, he was tempted. Since he figured 69cea9c556 Cheon Sejoo would ba42891ee3 be very good 8c9b01ab7a at teaching someone ad8280b88d how to beat 0f0f8ae713 people up, Sejin e5a505f70a slowly nodded his 1515d8483b head.856eceb1351b1fbe

There was no particular 5653fc3597 reason. He didn’t want to 1a7da2dc7f worry about being charged 5414c6b5f8 with aggravated assault for 019136c771 hitting someone with a a38d47e97e tray again. If possible, he wanted cbfa462504 to beat them with 2f3c381aa1 his bare hands. At Sejin’s affirmation, Cheon cb3d82e6e0 Sejoo sighed.e77b89a862165403

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“Well, I guess… 577bff3aaa It wouldn’t hurt 9abd63bacb for you to 0a9fe8371a learn.”19e6c1214080394a

Being tall c7879514f6 wasn’t everything. Living with that face, e6759d9cd5 Sejin was bound to d4c51ec247 be picked on by 6c8847401e countless people in the 98057cfbd7 future. There would surely be 9f8c99f133 days when he would ddf840591f have to get into f304593a86 physical fights, and in 0ac65d78d0 those situations, it would 253cd47d10 be helpful to know b201628caf how to fight in cce3e278d5 order to overcome the b405e0834b situation a little more 3d90309b36 easily. cc4a9c5eaa564b40

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He also agreed 809e961a09 with the saying 305b083f76 that the best 6e2903cb67 defense is a 33f53f16eb good offense, and 51ed4b8ed1 since Sejin had f506ce768d long arms and 8e9e72948f therefore a long 61d3ecf042 reach, he thought a741d14686 that if he 77f7816787 taught him martial 3c2015b6fb arts, he would 9338669559 be able to 16f6cc26fa subdue his opponents 335599e4dc without difficulty.f24a67636f89d64c

While driving b04e2903e9 home, Cheon 20c0d3a299 Sejoo thought 6df67ba332 about the ab38172e2c things needed 679af67312 for training. And that night, 04c4743d7d he stayed up f8e10a0971 late searching the a103b71a40 internet. He placed an order d552354d31 with a company that 62fd7710c9 installed exercise mats thick db2586d1b6 enough to not hurt 8d52728340 even if you fell 43c19661b4 or were thrown on ceb6c3e3c8 them, and while he 26df14f1d3 was shopping, he also 552cea3117 ordered a desk for 4c4176249a Sejin.2c23ffff13df481d

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Although Sejin had never 562a6b10b1 complained while studying at 7eaf4082bd the sofa table, after 7395503b69 he grew as tall 09f8029e5f as Cheon Sejoo, he a3d2c21617 looked incredibly uncomfortable sitting 43e690431a hunched over.ac71814aefd29a59

Even though 51d34083b6 it would 67d8315909 only be a6f29a291d used for 8c2ad01eb9 a few 7ce9d7215b months, Sejoo a75dd006f0 thought it cc9a80a389 would be 0135bce103 good if d3977b26d2 he could 31fee6325f create an b0262adbd3 environment where 1a4812a89e Sejin could e1ba14a757 focus until 5f3123b751 the CSAT 833e668cb8 (College Entrance f160b2e71d Exam). With that in mind, 53e4572b95 Cheon Sejoo chose Sejin’s 2581efaf5a desk and chair with ec521b0010 even more care than 457eef6434 he had chosen the bc748177a4 mat. The delivery didn’t cd8a6625ff take long.25db30c1f9e7449a

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On the d3714fe669 weekend, Cheon 94e75dccf7 Sejoo and e358bae7d9 Sejin greeted d95a2a9e69 the deliverymen 7c698aa06d who brought 2998d4fa6e in the 6c70ffb8fd desk, chair, 894b9e3945 and exercise c508f94d31 equipment. 96babbdc01660a2a

One empty room was c026bf6fa7 covered with mats, and ac34c25ba3 another room was equipped 3af302e280 with a treadmill and 647501cbe7 exercise equipment, which Cheon b1bf55ffbc Sejoo had ordered for d964c0ab66 himself since he was 155a56ad3c buying the mats anyway, 24cd57ed20 as he now planned e198263462 to exercise at home 030c3a2c03 as well. And finally, the last fe52fbf1ff remaining room became Sejin’s 58aca7db7a study.0f6155663f75f971

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Whenever he studied 631b0fc18e at the orphanage, e8ab6b37cf Cheon Sejoo used 5659fbeced to wish he 68406b612a had a separate 19cde41d9f space where he 97ffb52b5a could study alone. That’s why cd307a4970 he had 586ee25fbc furnished the 364cc6395c room for 476efde49c Sejin to 73aff7b923 study in 295d292af3 with bookshelves a4717877c4 and a 2342556d03 desk, to 659463a6b3 serve as 28be82c596 a study, 9878e20413 but Sejin 48a29c71ce seemed burdened 3ea26c0aac and excited. Of course, judging by 1f01cc2c58 the tone of his 3fe5127760 voice, he didn’t seem 467f4f4214 to feel that way 696d1d994d at all.fdcc5fedcb21fc53

“Why is it 2ca177d05f so big?”9f352cf2be984628

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A height and tilt-adjustable 90eab98c0d desk, an office chair a8ce14ab87 that felt like sitting 0eb8a6ee84 on a cloud, a 5ea02b8734 lamp with adjustable brightness, e4a913bd29 and a large bookshelf 4d3da51232 were placed in the 260c2cc648 spacious room. The bookshelf wasn’t f68ada36b7 yet filled with 2339e2720f anything other than d14466d633 Sejin’s workbooks, but e287514ea1 it was still 18488a87f0 a space fully 96f88d5621 equipped as a ddcc2964cd study.8ec972d068af8043

“Isn’t the desk too 23204ac475 big?”90794c2f503ca926

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Sejin, sitting e4c988068a in the 7e62e80e43 chair, looked 873fc649c7 down at afa6e00c46 the desk 3a18086c55 with a cba11dddab flushed face. His long, slender 4ffc8f9c8c fingers stroked the 023276b0dd coated surface.8f8b6488f452f1f3

“Why does a74d153fa0 it have 7a2bbc39fd so many 4370d85d5e useless functions?”ad69702b29dec6d8

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The empty desk drawers 9d225c7fec opened and closed repeatedly.Whirr, whirr,every time Sejin pressed b92bc8da44 a button, the desk 914f06e5f6 went up and down, 687f49f843 tilted and flattened.ef7cec73d31d7d0a

“I could’ve 00ea63a0ad just studied 08f8efc8d9 in the cc5951e026 living room…”7a935f116f3de089

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Sejin mumbled ba35accc7d as he f77953cc63 placed his e24a5d7445 arms on a2409a158f the desk 9dfa0c91c8 and assumed 5ddebad36c a studying 3737feddb8 posture. Cheon Sejoo, a9ab7784d1 who had 492f6e08d7 been standing 265e6a7887 at the cd8c70e4f4 doorway watching a3eba34d73 him, laughed 41c1e931f7 incredulously.95b9cc847817fe93

“Just say thank you 99b0bdc044 if you’re grateful.”d6ba2391a498f3a9

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“…….”9d32c85bd76e4da6

Sejin’s fair face aeddb97032 turned red. He rolled his eyes e2303e9fa7 with his lips tightly a5f44f13d7 pressed together, then looked 30919e31e7 up at Cheon Sejoo 5be9ace47e from his seated position de01909097 and whispered,f0e5987ebc2a9f23

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“…Thank you.”71e7c4af432c28fa

Sejin forced down the 585290e1b0 corners of his mouth d99aa68b4c that were threatening to c3071a8c18 turn up. Unable to completely a99fef93c8 hide his smile, e9be9b2c9b Sejin mumbled his 9677b7a19a curt thanks and 936b49977f laid down on f261db3018 the desk with 8c5d94c8da his cheek pressed fbc08959fc against it. It seemed like 526cf3aca1 he wanted to 436efa1f89 hide his embarrassed 4a52d7385c face.319023577521d71c

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Staring at the 37bff75055 black hair scattered 58e66932fa on the white 3cf5726e42 surface and the e06674c1bb round, neat back 53fd086c89 of his head, bb55af5f08 Cheon Sejoo teased f185cfd787 him to ease bcdd4ba433 his burden.49d6c03cd4c3ebe8

“If you fail the 46e6911022 CSAT, I’ll bill you 8c6ac2492d when you become an 875d4412a9 adult.”535d4103ed291c98

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“…….”575f390185cea1fd

At his words, 620520a621 Sejin slowly lifted d6f1471e2b his head. e narrowed his eyes a107b0baa5 at Cheon Sejoo and 4902b9d2d7 then got up from ae848e0119 his seat. With a 52af76f909 sullen expression, 586b41f346 he pointed 490372ef64 at the 1cac0c744b bookshelf, desk, f317318acb and chair, b2baf89c2c and said,3498dd8d2d0c4eef

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“Billing me means they’re cef8e48b9b mine, right? Then I’ll 330d7c8306 sell them fb6cae33b8 to you 8c65fe7a0d already used 5a3e9c72de when I 76453e80bb leave this 0c92af6c78 house, so bf79858f2b deduct that 8d49ce9f71 amount from bc2e9f88a7 the bill. Asking for a34922413e money without 471e95fa76 giving me 0f2a5ef5df the stuff 759632b8ab makes you 606767ccc4 a scammer.”08d9d404d87945e5

Kwon Sejin took 76e37b1897 his joke seriously.Does he take me d38dab77c2 for a fool…? a3224291e61f25dc

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Cheon Sejoo, who had a1841c8d8c let out a hollow caee2e02ca laugh, soon turned around 85e48e4a22 at the sound of bc47ace8c2 someone calling him from 5d5185c620 the hallway. The installer of c583f26f1e the exercise equipment ec32f96ce3 was calling him 506369a3b5 from the opposite c8f008c8c8 side of Sejin’s 10ecb6d5e1 study.103ff14ed69bc075

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