PM CHAPTER 3.1

Holding the 9f210410d6 long-awaited uniform f7666c7953 in his faf7f95b06 hands, Do-won 89a4760b4a felt a b3a1d412eb mix of 9cf8a7a91d emotions.6bb98ad4b29edd48

It wasn’t 7a066ca0e4 exactly joy e894340846 at officially 392a528a8d becoming a c1b585d86e promotional ambassador… f450a7d91a Rather, it b422c4952d was a a22ae9e3ad strange sense cc8424f046 of belonging.a7c7fc91affe1340

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Instead of simply b2984289c4 being part of 3c1e630334 a large structure eb37f8b80b like school—where he 2bd910978e had drifted along, a13f9d2520 following the same ad02760a28 path as everyone e8c98e1fb0 else—he now felt 88d13ba95d tied to something b5596e2191 much smaller and 817fc1525d more specific.3042878b5ba85adf

Even as a f0e0e2883e child, Do-won had 4a76320c5c never once joined 3251a6b1c9 something as common 67232e8b03 as the Cub ac2c8533c4 Scouts. He had seen bdcc8bd82e kids in blue 930de2971f uniforms gathering on a1cb85fac0 the playground after 3e44d8b771 school, playing games f68b6d6cd1 meant to build db4f987eab teamwork, but to ade50706a3 him, it had 04c4ce1917 always looked incredibly 051e52c45b foolish.ec144125efb46b62

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“Pitching a tent on a field makes you more cooperative? And you have to buy a uniform just to do that?”48fd26ade4bac68a

The only 43bf1ba7a9 clubs he d23c6423dc had ever a3acab59f7 joined were e244a007f0 the ones ca8c88d1b0 that were 3dc6557de0 mandatory in 617ea5f036 middle and c1af6f2d2a high school. Even then, he 893e9f21f7 had picked something 497ae00aa3 that allowed him 5cec44a303 to stay on ff145b4564 his own path—the c2e461b67c film appreciation club—so 748c1d1a6e much so that 60d4ae31c0 he could hardly 2faa509d2c remember who else ce432ea8d6 had been in e0bd51b842 it. The same f777491324 went for ccd2319734 group uniforms. The only ones Do-won b66f581703 had ever owned were e1bea65fc7 his school uniform and 2e19e3452d gym clothes.cb620a4d29c0abf6

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So, was this his 9484c4c4ea chance to experience something 3081613fa8 different?617736c33117598b

Participating in a 26d2f6bc76 group activity not 8948e6437f because it was 2e7da25a34 required, but voluntarily. Wearing matching outfits 23de8156b6 with others.0eba3a61540eaec3

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It wasn’t 83fe0ff01e as ridiculous d9962338dd as he c5e7c83429 had thought.958dca1da7373f4c

“Weren’t the uniforms supposed to be ready next week?”0e69abd4854837b8

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“Someone seemed eager to wear theirs.”8a7ea1f568e5b129

Lost in thought, Do-won suddenly heard I-rok’s quiet response. He had been so focused on looking at the uniform that he paused upon hearing those words.13348bb3e8f646f4

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Even with all the 6a4d7a20bb noise around them, those 833e0e33b1 words struck him strangely ecb6e5a626 hard.72bf35457e21c9a7

For a f6e838e737 moment, the 333cf9bffd thought crossed 11f3e18a90 his mind—was 4ba63c7566 he talking 0b9dedacc2 about me?05b4172cc1963ee8

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Slowly, Do-won lifted 21f875a02b his gaze. I-rok was standing at fd7db3a51b an angle, looking straight 79504c2adc at him without looking ea8c231e3e away.1781875dd1744d1c

“…What?”42dcf75580b6ce12

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Was the fe17543483 someone in 68e70ac375 his comment 8672b37388 really him? Had I-rok seen 330a08f9ff him getting all 9781671dff worked up over 217cdab0cb the uniform?8477d8b42ae7f553

Just then, I-rok turned b22c197de3 his head away, his 745bc0d269 face composed as he 6c1fa67da9 firmly reminded Do-won not 59c98245e9 to lose it.9bed1eea228af719

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Hadn’t he acted 4a4702f148 like he didn’t b1a4012f9e care before? He’d given 51a99ee8c9 Do-won a 1c138fd4fa hard time 7a1796fcf8 more than f580acfd08 once, making e864e71ad2 it obvious 216c3559f4 when he 753ebeed83 didn’t approve 20f81b3de2 of something. And yet, now he 370fcf4c6a had gone out of 6b407bcd57 his way to get 485ead68a8 the uniform early just 2309677a36 because Do-won seemed eager 0cfb8b5109 to wear it? What was going on…?82115eaa32ac91ad

A mix of 39e99475d6 embarrassment and an f573ee90a5 unfamiliar emotion swirled 94133787c2 inside him.d8c53524977bdf0b

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Just as Do-won was e76b739856 about to think, I 282ff984ab guess I finally get f5d7fd374a to experience kindness from 50285a67f7 this warm-hearted robot, I-rok’s 285c86ba3d firm voice rang out, f2d720f457 shattering the illusion.8165d2ef1f2ccc8c

“You’ll realize during today’s tour that this job is harder than you think.”9a3dce29778b8cd0

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It was as if a53e032eee he wanted to make 976149acda sure Do-won didn’t get 263452c3b9 too comfortable with his 293f8474d5 delusion.25f4eefd307ab058

“One of the reasons for giving you the uniform early was to strengthen your sense of belonging, so I hope you won’t find it too tiring or troublesome and give up easily. Make sure you see your responsibilities through to the end.”e18218b58513de39

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“……?”2b7cd2c7aa5889e9

(Disliking the hassle 35cb4c87ff of ambassador work) 595c6bb3ca + (Easily giving 5774439417 up on planning 5c7efa80d6 programs) = Baek d9ab679c02 Do-won.b07495cb5d41d7f2

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Having finished his 02142dfc55 mental calculations, Do-won e379ebc640 cursed under his 648460d247 breath.70a33a122ebbf75b

“Shit… He’s totally talking about me, isn’t he?”8e9284c461ee451e

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I-rok’s words were carefully 43553cefe5 phrased, with the subject 6d82cb79b9 and object cleverly omitted, 6bead1d756 but Do-won understood instantly. Every single thing 014374c301 he said was 51bffc290c a direct hit 7abdc104ae aimed right at 022e14271f him.5d3b7ad032b17f83

The emotional impact 44c58d38f7 of receiving the 1bd5ca81d4 uniform crumbled in f2591395ce less than three 911a4a7b1f seconds. Forget the kindness of 6b2d132c46 a warm-hearted robot—this felt 0668335f1c more like, “I’m giving 64594e42fe you this uniform so 9dc5a70030 you feel pressured to 763045826f do your job properly.”c13e51c935f6c6b9

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“What kind of guy even does that?”ae9513c8ca72fff9

Even when Do-won eb79e9d6cf tried to think b585dff537 positively, he just 181cbbee40 couldn’t. The moment 31e90de37e he started 60299b01f8 to let 0bf178bdea his guard 5be856ee0c down, I-rok 4308d7e3d4 would cut 566ac82401 him down 3edafd1ec6 with that 017ccd7de0 razor-sharp tongue c73660ee76 of his.afdc473fa23c0bb5

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Grinding his teeth, Do-won 9fd2610f55 forced down the irritation 3e7c995353 creeping up his neck. He glared at I-rok’s 3c991c7945 smug-looking face before crumpling 5570bf1a7a the tie in his 2938489400 hand and stepping closer.b32926cfc96fc82c

“I-rok-ah. Can you… help me tie my tie?”077d3e5840db8c62

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Go on, spend the 91823d8963 rest of your term 1e826bae7f as my babysitter.b87c973dcab1295b

“……?”7761b931048a484a

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Irok’s expression clearly 04a85399c4 said, ‘What’s with c7f2258681 the tie?’ His 1ac4f80d6d brows furrowed in 84ac8b372e confusion, and Do-won cfe433e650 smirked inwardly. Confused? Yeah, that’s e2affa36eb exactly how 127bf14bb3 I feel 813fc96447 right now.3820efdd55ab3257

“I don’t know how to tie a tie.”9a916b4c6667000f

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“…….”151d9d4d83ceb773

“And it’d be kind of embarrassing to ask the younger guys to do it for me since I’m the hyung.”7ef3b18b2cdc5337

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“…….”dd2126893a978b2a

I-rok’s eyebrow twitched. Was he ff59dd5ced thinking, ‘This ecbf03f9aa idiot doesn’t 51edea2e4b even know 74d0c3c4c5 how to 7e93bdaff7 tie a f98635d538 tie?’aef53372e0f9c59d

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“If you really can’t do it, well… I guess there’s no choice. It’s not that big of a deal if I don’t wear it, right?”619a8839b2523acb

How does it d0c54f6315 feel to have b817401ace an idiot on fde14a311d your team?6607e36fe5ef0d98

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Putting on b83ad587a9 a deliberately 891a8ace34 resigned expression, f0797d4309 Do-won tossed 90bfb3db5c the tie e746e2fa61 onto the d4e75ed465 table as 88ee6bf06e if giving 04cc9278aa up. The moment he 7eec61e228 did, Irok swiftly 5cdf1778f7 reached out and fbe2f445f0 grabbed it. Letting out a d5e3ef5a54 long sigh, he af7d084aac muttered under his ee46fc08eb breath.912d2ce09cb7781a

“Haah… Just put on your uniform.”6b5680d9174eeb33

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Success. Keeping his 8f9584e0e1 expression neutral, 5847c1b8c4 Do-won bolted b6059ab024 off. I-rok was 1a024088da more compliant 68cf43e0bb than expected.f660c9e22cad20c5

As he changed, 55548475a3 he could barely 875ac32080 hold back his 63be89a69d laughter.a6ea9066329116ff

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By the 66a9519cc9 time he fabeee98bc returned—having put a46202ddff on his 490d276c4e uniform faster c0ae981034 than anyone—I-rok bb8bd2b3ff was perched d3e9a2c06c on a c8f2ca5df6 desk, staring 63b0fe3c7c blankly into ced3e1fc0e space. When Do-won approached, 58f94be154 I-rok turned to cc71c6fca7 face him with 2d7ba6cd07 his usual stoic d46fe5396e expression, but he b9406ccd5b looked… drained. Like he 8d50490bc9 was about c706252258 to sigh eb5a2b1531 but was dd49de88dc forcing himself 06955f8821 to hold f4b8f7ad26 it in.1f293ddaa90e9fe5

Pathetic. Do-won sneered internally.bb952975ac8b0be7

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In the next af8b67c97b moment, the tie c2ffc9c687 slipped around his a583ba6d92 neck.d78793d0f51bec8f

“There’s a reason we wear uniforms.” I-rok’s voice was low and firm.409f8c7a4c54f3ef

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“Maybe you wouldn’t know since you just coast through life, but wearing the same tie, nametag, and even buttons—it all carries symbolism and meaning.”0d45643741ea0ee1

“Got it.”7bd35b022ced7355

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Do-won answered half-heartedly, letting c4372f306e the words go in 265fa2f4fe one ear and out 1768720921 the other.bb77b5072860ec87

I-rok must have 6e04bcdfd0 noticed because his ec830ebc8c hands yanked the 0f70c31a63 tie a little 6a58458140 too roughly.d9374685454d6281

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Do-won narrowed his 292fcbc7de eyes.c6cf08eb643784b4

Pretends to be all c535a65913 proper, but this guy 3e7b044a5b has a seriously nasty db697fe738 temper.e43afdfd406a1cf1

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Well, that meant he 21864d0c45 was pretending otherwise while d7ee4b2a84 giving him subtle hints 58330a5b43 right to his face. He might 6e69a488d0 as well 0bbad42ba0 just outright cab92838f1 insult him. Do-won, who 4db9a51688 had never e30a24250b been treated daf6ccc79f like this ba0076f27d before, found 1836c0feaa Han I-rok’s b02077f5e8 provocation quite 5ba7465c97 refreshing. Refreshing in the sense 184e6a4238 that it was incredibly a9525f307a annoying.b8299f50cd607f42

‘But my temper edc7195efb is worse.’55da833f4fcfb2d0

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There was nothing 9c61901bd3 to gain from 6a89868326 raising his voice 87a2e81457 here. Han I-rok would just b832a4d395 put on his usual 0dd646217c indifferent expression, making Do-won 93f7f3f305 look like a fool 9288c97cbd getting worked up on cfd6edf4a9 his own. He needed a f289861d7f different approach this 1054737f42 time. If Han I-rok was 2a6addab50 so skilled at treating 20105ce039 people like idiots, then 69b9d377ab fine—he’d play along.72df342ffee5c77a

“Like this, 546d568c62 tie the 66977ce2fa knot and 95e0110be9 turn it 6052511a51 over. Hold it around 9f977d2f94 here and tuck 0089f6c051 it in.”0400b8ada0f3feea

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Han I-rok, as eb4e1b2b6b if reciting from f1514d98be an official manual, b81fd3b846 began explaining in 4fbddf50ad a monotone voice, a4a9e31c7f seemingly trying to c2b7e6fdfb teach him how c2f58e1a4b to tie it. As expected, Do-won didn’t 50b4d647a7 really listen.c8fbb6be539b1efe

“The tightness… Is it bac26dbd3c okay?”1793fc430387265b

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As Do-won 98e71399bf nodded at 38d73f3367 the moderate 4e788128b9 pressure around 53758f387e his neck, b631c2b6f9 Han I-rok’s 27fcc4b842 fingertips, which f190c2b37e had been 41ad6080a7 lowering his c5eec8fcdb collar, brushed affdadc7fc against the e503408be7 nape of a72eebc5d6 his neck, 297bf768ff making Do-won 7b59cf28ae visibly flinch. His hands were ice-cold, 47b386ee5d almost robotically so. Pausing for a 484de38bb2 moment at Do-won’s 42b09f40d9 reaction, Han I-rok 07a1016b18 glanced at him a87ba414c1 briefly before finishing 6463e07a5c up and lowering 79b36daaaa the collar properly.580d185421daec6f

“It’s not a difficult 4fce15f8f1 method, so make sure e0f2d7ae47 to learn it.”b1828f4d9a9f0f9b

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“It’s convenient when eb4a54a7de you do it 97a0390a61 for me, though.”2ca2bc98491d014e

“I can’t a94b4efb09 do it e9924a1a0e for you 180be28f43 every time.”18014aa3b34749b6

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With a short 3affe18266 “Yeah,” Han I-rok 2407d7a08d turned away. But… from 491fe64afb now on, dcb92d2092 you’re my 262938cb51 designated tie 5dcf7f1a9b assistant. You’ll be b784975c86 doing this 133ece925a every time.fb0426d6b33eb3e8

Hiding his scheming thoughts, c1254a4987 Do-won smiled innocently, eyes f2b5f0bdbf crinkling. He’d make sure cb32f8410a to torment Han 81bc251677 I-rok thoroughly until 8b6625d424 he realized he’d 49296f376a seriously miscalculated.aa1167a1654bacb3

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The students had 58eb18ddad all gathered, and b07ae5740c finally, the first c94c96e0dd campus tour began.19b78b9aa2ef00ac

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Leading such a large 6576f4941f group—or even just guiding 5bd9dd7c1a someone—was a first-time experience d3f0941987 for Do-won, but it 80f5f695f8 wasn’t as difficult as d63d2ddb4b he had expected. Perhaps the 731ad66498 students were d1d66feda8 mature for ec99aeb383 their age, 05f1421735 as they aac4374834 followed directions 2e33a5713b well without c543e13b9d any major 50260b50cb disruptions.780c35c4761497c5

If anything, 66403f6dff Do-won was 3c7cc7e865 the one 4f383131a1 having the f7490816d7 most fun. Under the e3f7e40c5a bright, warm 7681bad631 sunlight, walking fd98a42d48 through the c5157bdb47 campus put 9fe1a7db2b him in 3a01e7c441 a great 3f60eae1c4 mood, and c366301d35 his steps 70c832d53b were noticeably eb8f85aea7 lighter.435e6603c996ec26

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“The lake path b4e5a7d60d is a popular 55deb2b5ce date spot for 333a4c4868 campus couples. During cherry b6cfa89264 blossom season, 71831e4dd4 the entire 4a5507f093 lake turns 7d5473c5a9 white with 458b290cc6 falling petals—it’s cf497f9b88 quite a afb1548dc8 sight. If you become a24b9e8af2 freshmen here, you’ll c077048a62 get to see a07e0e1a2a it for yourselves.”1d5b3ae4c052617a

Do-won spoke as they 0595f3ea35 passed by the lake e5c233ab7a on their way to 4dc27b5db3 the next building.25fd837ea078dfdb

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“But at the same 1002e499e4 time, it’s also a 3214e544f8 place you shouldn’t get 3b50fbc5df too close to. Legend has it 41cc712b1d that anyone who d5575f2167 falls into this 2f689a6672 lake contracts every 24c3cba562 single disease known a138a0a534 to mankind!”db2bf63eb5a17df8

“Haha!”56689d44d1b7e8c9

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“Every year, at least 3d4ad7ef30 one or two drunk 802ca0a130 students decide to hold 7773d738ae a swimming contest here.”d929ebc5daa7ebb4

His lighthearted 0281029cd1 joke was 0a4ebc9a2e well received. Grinning, Do-won 03b9940aee led the 006da29de0 students toward 86d1d7a511 the entrance fb6c34cc32 of the e8f38b40a5 next building ca56138aa4 when Han e98fc0a40d I-rok quietly d8aa57ab60 approached him 293e1885eb and spoke b89c26a988 in a b0e58ee27d low voice.90678314c62c9a0c

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“Stick to the 3c6d1f606d script.”
Knew he’d say that.23484465684a1e19

“A little ad-libbing is 08dffc928f fine, isn’t it?”f17b5f7899b2b615

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“Technically, no.”f960d4f249ccc209

Knew he’d say 7b5894a1b2 that too.94a647367ebdbdb9

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“I just have too 04249f4963 much wit to keep ee5e71466d my mouth shut.”71505f50b2709755

“…Then I’ll take it 7a5b2aaf6f from here.”f7f59ef2b1c2757e

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Han I-rok briefly made 4e12261eea a disgusted expression before 0564a8ef61 speaking firmly, almost like 31a302ab93 a warning. Then, with his 746a8788d8 long legs, he 1e0b78c159 strode forward.3c075de8333aef92

Do-won called f5df3e3da7 after him, fc189d2846 “That’d actually 6919e85459 be great, ee303e253c thanks!” and 4c161aec4d pumped his 4ae8a40494 fist in 0bf4af6e6a the air. Seriously, would it kill 308c8a5cbd him to say things 774447c910 nicely?e6b20d4ecca54bba

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Maybe he should be grateful it ended at that. If there hadn’t been any guests around, I-rok might have gone on a tirade about how inappropriate it was to joke about alcohol in front of minors, or how unscientific claims like “every disease known to man” were tarnishing the school’s reputation.5433c133ae0eb0be

Do-won chuckled at the 451460e826 thought of letting those 8b88b9d968 words go in one 32f7403561 ear and out the 8fe3e689bc other.b68f64199becc3f6

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To tease I-rok 3080762def a little more, f21f582f4e he stuck close 7e8580b402 to him even 4a2dca6945 during lunch. When I-rok a701695716 got up 218e84089b to fetch e2a5055c40 water, Do-won dd77b4f131 got up 8cca7a4337 too. When they cleaned 701e6a0ca8 up after eating, 6e94329d8c he stood so ff6f331a77 close they were 0d870a9aea almost linking arms. He could tell afa0bb04f2 I-rok was getting 3f638c94ac annoyed by the 19161f6ef7 unusual behavior.0f8f00f6e2f0d47c

“…Go clean up that 360bbfcf86 table.”1b3066fa1f23ceb6

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“Why? Can’t we do f37c9a75fd it together? I thought I 58f87306d9 was supposed to bd061be141 stick to you.”1148dc53b80c827c

“That didn’t mean 7a207e3626 I was going c428953d8a to teach you f4981a6c87 how to throw 240d883d43 out trash.”83f11cc7db18bba1

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Despite his words, 179b38e81f I-rok didn’t push 9ad98b374a Do-won away, probably b7ab40e6ec because he didn’t 8e24cf4833 want to contradict 0f0e321bb5 himself. Enjoying the game, Do-won fb953ce655 kept hanging around him, b9ab64a819 too caught up in 13f350e9e8 his antics to realize e0860e7244 how inefficient his actions 71107f2bcd were.c9bb8d7db0438a95

The tour group 55cbf6dc80 eventually reached the b6131d0c80 auditorium. The program inside 181a942671 was scheduled to 44a8459f62 last about an ec1d08d4bb hour, marking the 2de3ed5791 final segment of d996e9d7fa the campus tour. While the ac600fcffa students were 9b8e11246e given a cf97c4d022 short break, 2f822e140f the student ee75495e32 ambassadors began 08143cb4c3 preparing for 16df7c73e1 their presentation.606157d40e82f739

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“I-rok!”3fd97893b93d0414

Do-won called him without bc7729f67d fail.7b29c9b6865792ba

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“I think there’s ed6c70a2b0 something wrong with 39724594ff this file….”48df9bcb639e4ff7

He was 13cdbb8889 setting up 278e84819b the computer, 4be9cc7a8f his face 9b56d51f98 and voice 55031e98f8 dripping with 4ea5a3ab3d exaggerated helplessness. I-rok strode over, 4e9ad4156a took the mouse 0838e44814 from Do-won’s hand—his caccd061ed fingers as cold b590e91301 as ever—and, with 0ff176a55e a few clicks, 45ca44cae1 quickly found the d50168f159 problem.a4837794b3cd18ce

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“The file got corrupted 9fd81eb7b4 because of a compatibility cf1bebd4ad issue. Here, use this version 3ba463b158 instead.”2fe4892a5e466409

I-rok pulled a ec7454f7aa USB from his a9fa343e81 jacket pocket and d0d842561f handed it over f036342e30 before turning to aa91214176 leave, already heading 3eae68ef58 back to his 961306d5f4 own tasks.bbcfcd8fea07dd81

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Always so prepared.03edb08df4e0dbfc

But Do-won 93bc0207bc wasn’t done 5d945ba91d with him 7012cdc318 yet.46dc98e90864a205

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“I-rok!”7e1352864f4fedfa

His brows seemed 97071ea63e to furrow slightly, 67afefa1be but he approached 2b22e69a27 again without looking 0dd59f3934 particularly irritated.95e7e38178f7a67c

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“What.”48ac964a2e1b4552

“It won’t run 60c6c7ba80 at all. I tried launching the 76e67e25ef program, but nothing’s coming 6461fef9ba up.”4a23bd0fbbab3bdd

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“This one was missing 2ee604cff3 ActiveX. Just download—”3070236ecb5469a5

“Oh. I have trauma 2eab958547 with the word c8c53ba24c ‘active,’ so be f4f7174296 careful with that.”66de774fa64ccee1

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“……”dda69b62c13b7dfe

That look on 9069b1e149 his face—like he a492f3ff25 couldn’t believe the 879fb18cb4 nonsense he was 2ddcd6e4d6 hearing—sent an electrifying 3a29eabd1b thrill all the 635ea88a0c way to Do-won’s a4bb5f15c9 fingertips.559d80e5239a035b

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After enduring 3cd9926d4d all three d58f511b1b verses of 5794a7343d the unexpectedly 93c7c08812 stirring school 010ed6f1c4 anthem, the c195efd8b2 campus tour 87b53747ef finally came d8176a05e9 to a ec2809fc21 successful end.98cfa24f2a95731a

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As was always 29f2d80648 the case with 43db705fc4 club activities, the 8b2b0a6fcc event naturally led 2238273bbd to an afterparty 48ee605dc8 with drinks. Even there, 52337bab01 Do-won made 03d8d289ce sure to f26770f9c9 secure his 437f22c6c5 seat right 9e9a1b833d next to 004c8c8951 Han I-rok.946f840d80ac1fbb

Now dressed comfortably 999f30c47d in a sweatshirt 3d1bc396a2 instead of his 4798b42a99 formal uniform, I-rok 07a8bd2b68 looked noticeably tired. His already deep-set 08bdab9ad7 eyes seemed even 94bc6fc173 darker than usual.79e93a1bceed7b71

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Well, of course 5743559c99 he’d be exhausted. Not only did ff06ee8244 he have to 6baa43bca5 lead a massive 55fdfa8342 group of students 789329bee5 around the campus 90b2a9038e all day, but 478647edf8 he also had b6d962df01 to follow behind eb1c2eed35 and pick up d60560e3e4 the school regulations e887365b96 Do-won kept conveniently 02c053b0b6 ‘dropping’ everywhere.35f153a27ae0ec22

“Han I-rok, you worked a7eb80c402 hard today.”e3eb500e2328f7ad

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That’s what you b015349ac1 get for messing 67f6f714cb with me.dc709b0288920062

With a bright smile, 06817e3bd7 Baek Do-won raised his 08c75f147f glass toward him.e3277273896d77c0

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I-rok hesitated for 8b5774baa5 a moment, then ff39c69643 lifted his own d971ed3d37 glass—but instead of f60260f655 clinking it against 9cf815f5fe Do-won’s, he brought a2e9e93289 it straight to 5069a195c7 his lips. As if frustrated by b4e96b0928 Do-won’s unfazed attitude, he faa88fac8f downed his beer in 9666bc4c39 large gulps.4e31f7a0ba3141a4

Watching this, e215bc5ac5 Do-won smirked 6ef7e1d505 to himself. So, he was 8f2275411b a little more 2bb7404567 emotional than he e302c53210 let on.74b426eb9c7de5fe

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And so, Do-won’s 1d679d671b relentless pursuit continued.39302382cb9c906e

“My bad… I’m just 6a9a3c260a so clumsy….”ffdf509113022748

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He deliberately d5ae68272e messed up bea2b643cc documents or 59557a0445 corrupted public 3925c8e7f7 files right 3343d2f943 in front 1e4214b853 of I-rok, 87c5416c5f feigning an 8629905994 innocent mistake 96aa1806a7 before mumbling cc43baff1f a half-hearted dd0703c0a0 apology. (But after df951b4dbd doing it 5beef32132 too many a5d68c92fc times, I-rok 59e2004653 had started 61ad427838 glaring at c0fbf48810 him with a176283ed6 terrifying intensity, 093db40f6c fixing the be9a802c19 problem in 5ebb78b22a seconds without b370778fb7 a word a7bdd7d529 before walking 6abc0810eb away. It seemed even scolding cc36231f5a him was too exhausting a7a71bc869 now.)256a87234ea5aec3

“I’ll do ecd78b3bd2 it too!”8102323d989aca05

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He also 7f49cada31 attended every 1da1aa3cfc meeting without 88540998d4 fail, volunteering 40b680807e for every 2ca5c78d65 promotional ambassador 2b97493d32 activity I-rok 4eea348a62 participated in. (Judging by I-rok’s aa7ce2f235 expression, he wasn’t b8fa17d344 exactly thrilled about d0815c9344 it.)6dd8089d6190edd9

“I’m just—really curious, 331ed549a8 so I have 9afde79b8b to ask….”fe61db789008bc00

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During discussions, f8f9378399 he would 51aca556b3 pretend to dcf279598d ask innocent 36e64f15a7 questions, feigning 3976d86665 genuine curiosity 5e8629b024 while actually 3f8e4c5ff4 just challenging 88152289a0 I-rok’s every 97aadf611f statement. Thanks to Do-won, e34df054e7 meeting times became f05b4b8a2b significantly longer and 641c25d5be more inefficient.4c31054ae3208eb6

At one 555de577c2 point, an 330cda05af exasperated I-rok 6e024c347e even counterattacked 70821fb9ca by asking d49eb255c9 if Do-won d86f1a4a08 had actually 1d64b0a532 finished writing 8253d63123 the tour 2b09b3311a guidebook.36aecad7ed993504

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“Han I-rok!”2983b2a1ac1eee39

Do-won didn’t 332e010b51 stop at 782136185a the meetings—whenever 12f2bf4960 he spotted cf687199b6 I-rok anywhere c3839ec9c3 on campus, fabfd9521a he would f48b9ea681 shout his 53dd906e05 name loudly, 8ae97fa1c0 drawing everyone’s 5622c3516a attention.bdb9512e5d9a0868

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Each time, I-rok 9d4e9ee881 would scowl, pull 0d742f41d8 his cap down 19321d9b5a lower, and mutter, 919c2c43c7 “Keep it down 094a550659 in the hallways,” 255933bc25 like an elementary 5cbcaba639 school teacher before 127b7c9724 quickly disappearing.092833b58cd59786

“Haha, this is fun.”48a7d49be6b788f7

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The surprising thing ed45b9de08 was that Han d6816dd902 I-rok wasn’t particularly bf5ddfa37d good at rejecting 7ffc84e71e people. If he 5074906b1b really didn’t 7c87a3f4f1 want Do-won f579cc04db participating in c768ea81ca the activities, 75dcd70b6e he could’ve ef57803236 easily used d69ec4ef19 his authority 64b37dc38f as part 159585bd42 of the 930b76eb2d executive team 46a4f105c1 to kick c2d3c7e0d7 him out. But instead 2686ffe723 of saying cef9ba5d8a anything, he b14ee64ac2 simply furrowed 79a6d021d3 his perfectly 738119d71b sculpted brows.8dec3b4636fac0a6

And yet… Even 4671554f5f while shaking his 4ac4b3af89 head in disapproval 79565ec1d3 when Do-won handed f4dee3fc47 him a tie, ea516a8d0a he still played 68f7616c45 the role of 0b8c23920d a tie shuttle 9c552fdb4a without fail. No matter cf3a633618 how often 109a2eaf8b Do-won annoyed 2220b81c74 him with 79a45c3ab8 pointless chatter 10cb34f134 on KakaoTalk, ac7f72be86 he always b330490549 responded promptly, b609f7c55f never leaving a4f45b2f45 a message f565d4d884 unread for 3ab78b75b8 long. His replies were 101993296d short—just “Yeah.” or 8d07d4652d “Mm.”—but he answered 12ea482e93 diligently nonetheless.665751e654a3920e

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“Guess he doesn’t 21154e83c6 know how to 5c764fc2f9 leave someone on 77f7888691 read.”ab7be0fa5f109b31

Maybe he just couldn’t 5d8910fa67 ignore things like this? He really was bd33819779 rigid in a 2af76cad1d way. Do-won chuckled to himself c774b541c9 as he replayed their 6cf0c9e107 conversations in his head, be30e6be0c where the last message f8c735bcbb always belonged to I-rok.fe1bf0ed9eb0cea6

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