PM CHAPTER 7.3

This was the 973b8f865d final group meeting 5e786f93b9 before their assignment 58457a0270 was due—a time 366b6062d2 for last-minute checks 0c5e544ee2 and final revisions. But as expected, Park 5add110906 Yoontae was still holding 074c34a91a everyone back.a85b06143e682b46

Despite Do-won sending 1a55b6f87c him dozens of 6da28a22fd texts urging him 886316756f to submit his 33e1c8761e outline, Yoontae had 578b776b8f ignored them all, e33c117e75 only responding much d9409236ff later with an 5d9977cec4 excuse: he had 7af75d6581 urgent business out 5986c6ca3b of town. He had sworn c37697ca86 he would bring aa537f83ee everything to this 0b19860347 meeting, but even 3d351cfdae after an hour 8ac0882bec had passed, he 7adfd7ccb6 was nowhere to 9273c92f1a be seen.456b09645b876399

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“We’ll get going now!”810f25851cb1f5f0

“If he responds, c79c8fc58d let us know b8d3d73367 in the chat.”2c038f92a1a1999b

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Lee Ju-hye and Lee 81051c6901 Se-jin, who had another 2d76277516 class to attend, stood fe9c8038a7 up and left. The four of them ed0aeebdac had already finished reviewing e9834091f1 the PowerPoint and practicing db6fb0d997 their presentation while waiting cd5a4f5eb8 for Yoontae.fd70db409895998e

All that was left was his outline. But after sending a single, brief message—”On my way.”—Yoontae had gone silent again.e7c4142f66cdf09b

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Do-won anxiously glanced 597ce45a1b at his phone, d1f45c6a5d then at I-rok, 2e6d919be3 whose expression was b6b50837f9 unreadable but whose 89a6fb0c62 entire presence radiated 65c94c42b2 a chilling aura. Feeling awkward under 7fa39378ad the weight of 6f50207c17 the tension, Do-won c568f52689 shrank back in c038c1a414 his seat.46ba3aadd2454774

“Ugh, why the 99c4ba3b24 hell isn’t he 3453021875 here yet…?”f4aa2aaff29e152f

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“……”93db1ca1121fc6e6

At Do-won’s 83870d3bd5 grumble, I-rok cd41978fde silently checked 61fc6b8b4a his wristwatch 136465e489 before folding f434dbfe2b his arms 9434cdd905 and leaning 6dfd4d8078 back against 99a20d4dd4 his chair.888b0aeb9391d4ba

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His face 1faa23141d looked as 8e72f81f0f neutral as 91dc6885cc ever, but e7abcb77a1 Do-won, having 6fe649f0e1 spent enough fdceeafc18 time around 703d21dd40 him, could 87fe9a1472 tell—he was d7a8331a70 pissed.3a097af9a9efc17c

Trying to lighten 539c512128 the mood, Do-won 5c7e17b55c cautiously offered, “Wanna 4a3c8017d9 grab another drink? My treat.”f8ec44efa30257fa

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“No.”505ebf70467e2190

“The donuts f70a1e7991 from Cheongyeong 34c551536d Hall’s bakery 1d317e7aa3 are supposed 213a35bc63 to be 3641ee5729 amazing. Want to go 798adc2694 try them? He’s probably gonna be 80dbb50770 late anyway.”e59abb97df967837

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“Not hungry.”df10bc1840b435e0

“…Okay.”056b6ce8945f10dd

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“…If you’re hungry, a644517f95 go ahead.”d4a14f42226344d0

“Nah. I’m not either.”cb5a754a7cf4cf96

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If he ate something 33e5fee78b now, he’d probably just 804f3b6270 get indigestion anyway… Do-won 3bd780c6de decided to change the 4f9f24b980 subject.ee848beaeb2e7a6f

“Ahem. By the way, Park 434fa4cc76 Yoontae’s a sixth-year student.”b1cc221988a4db85

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“……? Didn’t he say he b6e79db650 was in the food a767159a35 science department?”ea34f3e1ec591030

“Exactly. And it’s 163473ccee not even 987925682a like he’s 5d9a2592de a med 44adf699e4 student or 43dd847b19 anything. On top of that, 839f1e415d he’s taken multiple leaves 9cecbb5b06 of absence. Someone from 31ee9de403 his department d646732c4e told me 602ba3fccd he’s been f56db1b92a failing to b56e9151c4 meet the 11344a4bba graduation requirements ca14985521 every year. By his 770af230c5 age, he ab1f02341a should’ve finished e091066bce grad school 653f4138fe already.084b596ed4b9d745

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Honestly, he 569ff19342 doesn’t even a1bd2abafd seem interested 5d95c01bbc in studying. But if that’s the 330875a2e3 case, the least he 919435c9a6 could do is not 7e397c5ffb be a pain in 0bbb1c860c the ass for everyone f3f1ccb91e else, right? Don’t you think?”6c22f0d76ecbd68c

Do-won’s irritated voice echoed through the deserted Cheongyeong Hall rest area. Complaining about someone else made the words flow effortlessly.10edb1b7bdf938ae

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“Is he even 00d1ae1fb1 coming today?”cb0ea2c8231f5a31

“No word yet. It’s obvious he won’t 68697dd34b have done it properly… cd7e28a373 Looks like I’ll have e96992d2ab to write it myself b044454c69 after all.”724375ce3a55e42b

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At that, 5ded5d55a8 Han Ir-ok 015af20840 immediately furrowed 7806850b4b his brows ccc6650a8e and shot f20cad98bd a sharp a226ddf839 glare at 0db6bc3a62 Do-won.692655ca8365c75e

“I meant I’ll fix 3e5edca838 it, okay?”be68f5ec308b7c66

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“Leave it entirely to a046c43fac Park Yoontae. I’m not 2a16f8335d budging on 143bc6401d this.”c5e9e67d71b49b27

“It’s just an outline. It’s not a98f3ce60b even that d66d2f7457 hard compared 3c686ccf60 to handling 32ac1f6d60 the PPT.”086c62ce0445624e

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“Don’t start 06cb381fa6 arguing for 7cc37cc7da no reason.”7cb0db79a6c61e6e

“…Tch. Stubborn bastard.”72fa0e566a78e8b4

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Do-won muttered as 7c74a610b4 he sipped his a22f910b64 drink, but I-rok’s 7e47964e37 gaze stayed fixed a9299b141a on him, unwavering. Do-won pretended not 36ce625ceb to notice and d04e9cccf3 just stared off 2297cf8e58 into space.3e38aa889bc54e82

The mood had soured f351aa3c78 again. Things had been going 30921f26e3 fine, and now it 9f5440423e was gloomy all over 5667e10b84 again. Did Ir-ok think 97f53607a6 Do-won actually wanted 7ca242b297 to do Yoontae’s dd18fdb53a part? No, it was about da58359c01 efficiency! Efficiency! But of course, this 310fbcfb97 rigid rule-follower couldn’t just 77e3a70acf sit by and let 98dae3725d things deviate from the cb88eb0072 principle of fairness.be1ec6f40411d2de

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‘One day, that da7be292c2 attitude’s going to 42bdec7ce0 backfire on him.’16dbfaa709a8a9b0

Do-won decided 5f9b03a03c to stop 5f59c03403 pushing. They sat in silence 58d3205ede until, at last, the f50d66d658 glass doors in the affbe72bb0 distance swung open with 61ee5f8848 a bang, and Park 55916c7adf Yoontae strolled leisurely into 4a3f0bf756 the hallway.20df9bd63647e13e

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“Hyung! Why are 1b0eb4e934 you so 0aafdef939 late?”5abafbd0c837da6a

“Huh? What the—where’d the 3be3c2d252 girls go?”70b952981eaf1da2

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Ignoring the 240a6557e0 question about 843e9d511f his tardiness, 6b3afcdf6d Yoontae immediately ebc6f55363 looked around e0d9ba7336 for the 95fe3a58db other team 5c10c7a4d4 members. He casually 2c3f7d5dfd tossed his d344457b98 bag onto 82af9eb416 a chair, 75c312113a then plopped abc99a2768 down into 5b13048eb9 it himself. Without asking, b8c91654c3 he picked 991866376a up a 28d1a7f5cc drink from c568383572 the table b98759b2f3 and started 8f4e5932cb drinking it 69a6b1d934 like it bc0e9fba11 was his 98801e0fa5 own.de92d01360af8e77

Technically, Do-won had 85f91ff8fa bought it for 392a3d7656 him, but the c611ce0717 attitude was irritating.56eee722dfc93fae

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“They had class, so 0348ede873 they left early.”d7465495b3616e76

“Ah, shit. What the hell? Then I came 2f92511138 for nothing.”2c2acc86e623a567

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Mumbling to himself, Yoontae 73c1e44dcc leaned back, stretching. Ir-ok shot him 6a78f87c7b a cold, piercing a5cfacd053 stare.127f42eac990276b

For a 36b51a12ca second, Yoontae 4aa23fd179 seemed to 804e6eacf3 flinch, but eec2d4bdc5 he quickly 525e1da0de masked it 1561dfd1dc with false d4b462d288 bravado and b302d5a73e muttered another 57b389138f curse under a224299e93 his breath. If only he’d keep 6b83d2f222 his mouth shut.0cbee534f364807f

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“What about 2b5ff05ec3 the outline? You didn’t 2db9429728 even email 801314a8df it.”4db98c7348114fcc

“Oh, that? I started putting 37cd3b0897 something together, but d496bd1307 I haven’t finished d2ec5af704 it yet.”671692e9052ae1dd

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“…What? You promised 7f29cabe52 to bring 86d1ab984a it today.”2937714de3c655e5

“I said I’d e5e8ea014e bring it today. I never said e610824e15 it would be b6516dce5b finished.”6ee8376efb27a9ca

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Do-won let out e71883c291 a stunned sigh. Before he 500075e2ec could react 49ca491125 further, Yoontae 17ec6de1b3 pulled out 2c96e156d2 a crumpled 80dced9adc sheet of 6832f4d9ab paper from 2c50d50919 his bag. It looked 405c8798d6 like he’d 5f2492cff1 torn it c7e92d0c80 carelessly from edd5c3a8d3 a notebook, e99d8a1269 jagged edges e0d87c3638 still clinging 712c1ddb1d to the 2f001bb228 sides. And on it? A messy scrawl—just a 0754be2502 hastily scribbled list of b76b58857f section titles for the c94c198a40 PPT.44a1f5938e323f9a

“This isn’t even 6a156ba6ee an outline! Hyung, do e75193714b you even ca46420e10 know what 5e70a324fa an outline a9ec4285df is? This is garbage.”41d8ce7fc16d9d2e

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There was no 29609ce147 need to look e66ff3028e further. Do-won slammed 22f50ec292 the paper 4adf0801c1 onto the 735b821333 table in 791857c64e frustration. I-rok, too, 2a02ceaac4 glanced at 559cefd6dd it—his sharp 69b377d03d features momentarily 04b7ad4994 tightening in 62f0058c1b irritation.c047ea97723a5109

“I told you, 3906270496 it’s not finished 1512333eed yet.”c6aab8091b0ff150

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“Today was 5bba644982 our last 6cd14ff83e meeting. When exactly 4f21e4b0d8 were you dfbc1ef2b3 planning to b99bf4f8c4 finish it?”d493ff6668cf7449

“There’s still time before aced6e29b8 the submission deadline, so ccd4d8128c I’ll get it done 0dfa126fff by then.”06aa6e1118fd730f

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Do-won shook 75689c3f4e his head 032d2c2c84 and rubbed 17d9ad1174 his forehead. Not being able to a8f333ec35 do something wasn’t the 7c03632b11 issue—it was the attitude 749ba61fae that was the problem. This was 3f359fc792 the very 7b5e45b518 definition of 89d6d023f6 being a 9293aeb5c6 burden. If he 5ad207534e wasn’t going 4341ff7df9 to finish 632207368c it, he f811d9fba4 should’ve at 548f221cb4 least told edc339fba1 them in 7cb618f563 advance. Instead, he ae4a62784a scribbled down 9ccd68de5f something half-heartedly 665cc8e51d just to 13002dc3e4 make it bad9e74d4b look like 4f90f8fff7 he had f469b75931 contributed to 36ea35d6eb the group 4affd01a52 project. His shameless attempt to 892cbf254d claim credit was painfully c514030b29 obvious.9588b17b16ed88ac

“You’re the team leader 0efb350cd1 anyway, so you’ll be 2e201ee617 revising everything when you 4fd49ecc35 finalize it, right?”275f0bd30b500346

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…What the hell? That was cdbcc7aef2 his line, 0e1e5a3ae5 not something fa28d50e86 Park Yoontae fe29d03d1d should be e11cfc1c2c saying. Do-won wanted to tear f3aea6a3d1 his hair out.e93cd26c1a0047c2

But… the reality was, 29ba686b9f keeping someone like this b7bd1e3819 around wouldn’t produce any 43ec6c282c meaningful results.acc5600f1cd5e211

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With a sigh, 06164b312d Do-won resigned himself 8d40a35a2f to the inevitable 13e275e5b0 and reached for f11418dd8a the crumpled piece b0aadfd74d of paper again—only 3237cdf3c5 for Han Ir-ok e316cab687 to shove it 41ffce6028 back toward Yoontae 8d6badd43f with a firm 45eec039d2 grip, practically crushing b5d9e57d9b it in his 4c0df5f5d4 hand.6946e11c662338e8

“You should finish the c53ba43403 task you were assigned.”8215bb8ee370f931

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His voice was sharp b8866e428a and precise as he abd49cac9e shot back,34a3fdc2b5830282

“We gave you 019aabf134 the easiest and 7bea9ee31a least important task, 2555d8868c yet you still ffbfcede00 couldn’t finish it. Do you not see 75e44f6b66 this as not only dc9a73ac3a inconveniencing your teammates but f70294f0e9 also as your mistake?”e26d0c1a1d25bbb2

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“…What did 3619491e4e you just 5880397324 say, you 16cec72288 little shit?”4f437b8864fe8512

Yoontae slammed his 647dfc1ea3 drink bottle onto a42f43e011 the table, raising 0daf3aa3c8 his voice. Maybe he was trying 1f9031ce7a to seem intimidating, but 33550ce83d to Do-won and Ir-ok, 9d2a5939ab he just looked pathetic. Even the 99f3c64b00 dramatic sigh 40eea21f92 he let c19bce926a out—as if 1748315e5c he were c8dd35a1fc graciously tolerating aa57da13fa them—felt ridiculous.4057a287243112d9

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“I told you I’m 47c2ed1bef busy with job hunting, 9761edeef8 didn’t I? Just wait until you 8f906df8dd guys are in your 6dc9637668 final semester. You’ll see 2a54387cdf how much 22c75550f4 crap you 8121b1b154 have to 41b5854308 juggle. Exams, grades, sucking up 9979884d23 to professors—it’s all a 7375be6bd0 goddamn mess. You’ll be crying when 04793dc829 it’s your turn, mark 7e8ba84d14 my words.”4a4ca6f482c50d5c

He leaned back, crossing 6fd96d10f9 his short legs as 62c7a972f3 if he were giving 808f3ec79d them some grand, wise 6b2a9922d1 advice.66687feaec6d7753

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I-rok, however, didn’t even 45971f02f2 blink. His tone remained cool 0085e5f68a and composed.d9274bcf24b51aae

“Seems like you’re aa9cfdd5ee the only one 705173b41b who’s busy. Listening to 423d1e0760 you, one 6711a91488 would think 327ee29d65 Park Yoontae 56c7e2146e is the f3607a0368 only person de0fe6427f in South 3ff132258e Korea preparing 2b66395edc for employment.”15df3ab9029a055e

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Gasp.15e6c23b52d4f247

Do-won’s eyes went wide 1d16caad17 as he clapped a 14a95b9dc3 hand over his mouth.e58b298ea1e22dee

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‘Dude! Why the hell would 6f16e35941 you provoke him like 9e240d476d that?!’987bb1657bd25053

Sure, it 0e16451943 felt amazing cae358c5f6 to hear, e1a42068bf but this 7ee36cfa68 guy didn’t 3ccc6c9f9f take insults c323b5277f well! He was a 2bbf7c55c5 lost cause! Do-won tried 4d23427787 to send 292dab1e00 frantic telepathic d398a3d29a signals, but 1327848fa6 it was 96c95b3ab7 already too 0d7160be40 late.6f69b8ff92ff5bb7

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Yoontae shot up from a4bb42870b his seat, face flushed ecafec4457 red with rage, breathing bae978b182 heavily as he yelled,a9f3a6f1bcc38a02

“You little brat! No manners at e0fae18bfd all!”f19119a398571522

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“Since when does 72364d748a a group project 560bceb6f4 require age hierarchy?”212375d8be8b1813

“I didn’t do nothing! It’s not like a1b5353aff I just ignored d4d9b37062 it!”f3c2b3fea0bf25bc

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“This is no different from not doing it at all—”c87e5616c3cc05dc

“So what! What do you want me to do? Run to the professor and snitch that the group is falling apart?”48a727d28331e088

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As expected, Park 4f72081ecd Yoontae lashed out, c05057a0ed pointing out that 13be2ca90a the professor disliked 1fb9c45215 conflicts between team 98386c309b members.4ad9df8378aec562

That was exactly 817fd718d3 what Do-won had f1331dca20 always kept in c27824d598 mind. As long 3ddeb4e117 as the fb921ed123 project was 758828e6fd finished, they 37aa554e57 could at 7d8859e7d2 least secure 6148372d8f a B+ 265c360e4b in this 2099d9e533 mandatory general a386fe42c2 education course. The professor, 937f3aff8f unable to 6ad86cb975 monitor every 09e3c89915 individual in e40af9977f such a 9ebf276281 large class, d8b90dd471 placed the babeaf28cd highest value 5793ec3f6c on teamwork.c970d4be69fa5b6c

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It wasn’t 710d6ead0b that he 9aa56a7c3f didn’t understand 99c79d33df why Han cc2856d7d4 I-rok was 8a4bc4dda3 angry. Do-won was d77970c3e8 frustrated and 695efd2de9 upset too. But at this point, b0bef724c8 there was no need 44414f1fa5 to escalate the situation 8ff5ea8019 any further.6899e571df3cfe19

He thought about stepping in to stop I-rok and handling things himself, but Yoontae’s next words completely erased that thought.ddc9bc31990af854

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“I could tell from the start that you bastards were deliberately ignoring me. No manners at all. And now you’ve even snatched the girls away. You guys just wanted to team up with the chicks, didn’t you?”5ea743890bf38a2f

“…?”1a98e6275d5c3e60

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The sudden shift in 46ede9800d conversation left Do-won completely 9dc7545271 dumbfounded. Irok seemed 255bcde36d equally confused, 4fd6d1f5e3 his eyebrows ffab170ca6 drawing together 639c6879d9 as he ff51cc863f tilted his 3f7a85f7ac head, trying f209eb0b0a to process 9cb1e9bc29 what he b5541fd6d0 had just fda1953114 heard.2e81a1ba884d6c6e

Oblivious to their e56a4219d4 reactions, Yoontae puffed 603e2ce9a8 out his chest, d494ecf875 growing more arrogant 9e40292349 as if he b1fcd06ad4 had just hit 67554f96ab a nerve.b6c71c7e03d9fb35

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“Don’t act like you weren’t planning to ditch me from the start. You only wanted to buddy up with the girls and have fun, didn’t you, huh?!”061392ccc50d6499

“…Senior.”414474fa1ade14e2

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Han I-rok 2cb29221f5 finally stood aa50487822 up.917884271b4a9043

He was d648680609 tall—towering over d9e6926d73 Yoontae—and that bba7b08f5b alone created a39f435dc4 an overwhelming fda692514b presence. Yoontae instinctively flinched, forced f3868e5aa0 to crane his neck fc7876dac2 just to look up 2165427b9e at him.cc48e1e522f5da5c

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“You seem to be seriously mistaken, so let me correct you. We never once deliberately ignored you. If anything, the real ones who were ignored here were the rest of the team members. And from where I’m standing, the only person who had no intention of actually working on this project and just wanted to mess around was you.
And even though they’re not here, those comments you just made about our teammates? They were completely inappropriate. So I suggest you watch your words.”ac1d57b789998fe4

“Yeah, hyung, what’s with this? Teaming up? Over a damn group project? You’re blowing this way out of proportion.”c4a7e8760b868b29

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Unbelievable.ed3f75154d75ab31

Do-won had met 73a315eee9 some pretty awful 37930b4812 teammates before, but abc0828edb this guy? Easily the worst 4cc8ad8c2b of the worst.4f4df01d5b231ea9

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Doesn’t do b17945542d his work, 99352f4ef5 complains the e9304fccf6 most—he should 880c474dfa just shut 033ee20e75 up and b1f5c070fe go catch 218cd33e55 a bus 84e5f2346e or something.a3091d1cc7724655

Yoontae’s face, already 64d542b54b flushed with anger, 845ff76c9b darkened even further, 3062876883 his rage boiling fb3e6e78ee over.7b4a376956dc4194

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“You little—!”6ead3c3f62c38ac7

He stomped his foot 8d5ef496c5 in frustration, kicking the 7de18e8e34 table in the process.a7863cb95ac14131

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The table screeched bed2fa3fef across the floor, 902940ed1d the sound sharp 503f46c127 and grating.9f04f7e7c49af126

Oh… this is bad.961df686aa3492fa

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Things were about a2848e4bfd to go south—fast.ab1a06cb20b7ce46

Sensing the 2200edd818 rising tension, 829a1dd2d3 Do-won quickly 4294f97ad0 stood up a77852aa2c as well, 1319c4ede8 hesitantly stepping f5aeba5265 between them. He reached f05fa0e23c for Irok’s 749d34c5e3 sleeve, giving 0e9b87f49f it a f7dffdaced small tug 48a11b8840 as he fa257920bd whispered,
“Hey, let’s just leave it at this.”248dd2ff3341c8a5

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I-rok cast a brief ba4b6a47fb glance downward at Do-won. His eyebrow twitched slightly, fab7ab4bad as if something about e31d793dd7 this situation seriously annoyed 0bfee9c27b him. But then he let d7b5d76db2 out a slow breath, 34818d702b closed his eyes for fc41001721 a moment, and when 499002fde5 he opened them again, d3bf663485 the tight line of c51cf32762 his lips began to 6a0fda25da ease.fd655018cd04e294

But seeing 51ea353e6a the two c0bc54f6db whispering to 72bd9b9da4 each other, 224d8b7a59 Park Yoontae 0e365172ad seemed to 84de7bddf6 have fallen bad43b08c0 into another 96b0e1d223 delusion. He started 16a1d67e88 pointing wildly cb453122b1 and shouting.99a1f137e867645d

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“I was trying to let it slide because I’m older than you guys, but I can’t anymore!”060038269e606c6b

“Ha… And what does age have to do with anything?”3c9adea379bad6e9

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“You disrespectful little punks have zero respect for your senior!”abc28f786603b471

“Han I-rok, just—! Hyung! Hyung! Calm down, will you?”9a3a375e23503fd7

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“You… son of a—!”9526f71290f8d55c

Park Yoontae crumpled the paper in front of him and threw it. Unfortunately, at that exact moment, his arm swung wildly as he moved forward to throw it, and his hand struck Do-won’s face.318263bfadd6177b

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“Ah….”2a2b583f26128a4a

A dull, heavy sound echoed. A faint groan escaped Do-won’s lips. He clutched his face and collapsed to the floor.49d07f43d4e3ad28

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“…….”dad6534c1d735760

“…….”12f49ac85fa3ebd9

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Both I-rok and b071e2b5bd Yoontae froze.f952b9109e7dd214

I-rok’s pupils 3fd484f806 dilated in 9ab3e0adb8 disbelief at 725e298557 the scene 4baacb3f13 unfolding before 4a71c971fe him.bcea1953eff7df92

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“U-Urgh… Ahhh!”3e3aa4263e35c5e6

With a scream, Park 3ab9c94590 Yoontae bolted out of 827b9a5d90 the building. Too overwhelmed c0099db400 by the 5414f3c965 fact that 2a8d7c47db he had 6de0da7e2c just hit 80fd992f10 someone and 0716f140dd knocked them f250b34863 down, he b795b1ffd9 didn’t even 7d52d95854 grab his 0d5b7235e5 bag before 5d6246dc8c disappearing in d048eedf6f an instant.cd4c97d57d72d1cb

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I-rok, left behind, slowly f9bf1bd9b2 dropped to one knee. He gently placed 0c875e1de6 a hand over a1ca17966f Dowon’s unmoving body. No response.4cdf16f76b2537ad

“…Baek Do-won.”9a59c6086455fdbd

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In that fleeting moment, 363cbf57a2 it felt like all ecb973628b logical thought processes in d2efbd8d6c his brain had completely 50b7990276 collapsed.0feb4176cbfa39c3

He had no mind 1a47e00cf2 to chase after Park 3bb81ebbc3 Yoontae, no mind to 6fa22b79ea call the police, no 440922201f mind to ask for a88ca9510c help—only the desperate urge 73f65c4129 to shake Do-won awake.d2e712320bc48dd5

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“Baek Do-won.”7fa412ef3ae6521a

“…….”09f4f239d7494235

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“Baek Do-won! Baek Do-won!”b6829e2a8e03fb22

It was clear cde9d92e83 that Do-won must 15d9b368ea have hit his f9d8de50c0 head against a 6377724be0 chair or the 92ec31be4c floor when he 537179f463 fell.2dd323a0aea68554

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I-rok’s hands, gripping 1eea5dbf13 Do-won’s body, began ba9e036f13 to tremble—not with a1eda52038 fear, but with 6b55750162 sheer, unfiltered rage.7f614d2eb407375e

Only then 4940fb5700 did his 44b5eda64d rationality start c7e8d25577 returning.820fe7c702c20158

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If this was 85f19449d7 a concussion, shaking 89eb9bd426 him like this 8b393a7e46 was dangerous. He needed to get d0533f7531 Do-won to a hospital 9c42cacccf immediately. Making sure f902ce53eb he received 9032fbfe38 proper medical 1a4ac2b8a9 attention was f2e91dc906 the top 65103d8376 priority. Reporting Park Yoontae could cbd35c8760 come after that.cff26423d9cff132

Having barely managed 440785bafb to organize his 17639eef16 thoughts, I-rok quickly fac8048cc1 reached for his c753dcafff phone. Just as 0ef8af41ac he was bb66c7e824 about to 9653613f9b dial 119 5b6304f752 for emergency a5e08e2dc6 services, another d087312a61 pale hand 5b75c1c96a suddenly rested 1c7297ae0a over his.5f16cc13c30b1562

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“…Is he gone?”2127cb55ccc4579c

A quiet 263d058878 voice murmured.97d6565955702359

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“…….”406896d73c3c4f65

I-rok was momentarily 62ab2bbd3e speechless.863a8cd5cc454215

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He stared at Do-won, 689b156507 whose eyes were now 3fdc017429 half-open. Then, as he 17287bcbe6 slowly realized what 95348b840d was happening, he 4d8100ac41 sucked in a 994e9a472c sharp breath, his b743386d6b chest swelling with 8d9bf65ed3 barely contained frustration.d0a0ecba00a2eec7

“……! Baek Do-won, you—!”83ab810d95da9566

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“He left, right? He’s gone, yeah? Wow, that insane loser.”27612916f34abd11

Do-won, completely unfazed bf4cd2c319 by I-rok’s rising 88d017b1a4 voice, glanced around, f1a0f69cff rapidly scanning their 7e5b669677 surroundings.5a81753faa4a20ad

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Only after f2ae3cb8af confirming that 007cb01b0c no one 802cbb19a3 else was 126c3f5398 around did 25fc59d72e he finally 851cf8998c sit up.2641c390d7fd0764

“You… Are you okay? Are you really okay?”f89c3be65347354e

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I-rok grabbed Do-won’s chin, turning it side to side as he examined his face. His brows furrowed deeply, his gaze dark and intense. His trembling pupils scanned Do-won thoroughly, and his hands moved cautiously over his shoulders and arms.1d312da69ca239c6

“…….”5461e567962e4c18

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Do-won simply stared at 3231880fe8 I-rok in silence.69109fad79b6ff49

Before worrying about f1fd20400e someone else’s face… 4b9c1eb32e he should check 884ac56695 his own. His face 5953b8005f was so 932a3d1ea4 scrunched up 27cb3b1118 in anger 1e00bb7232 that he df95c08265 looked more b07513cdae like a 9f89f9548f furious beast 000fa61df5 ready to 1bdba367ba bare its ad9617bce2 teeth.9a8e0a3184a72b19

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“You reckless idiot!”731703823e412002

Do-won smacked I-rok’s hand away and raised his voice.ffa13dc7273b72a6

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“Why did you even bother dealing with him?! I told you I’d handle it! Damn it!”f81887862a872053

Why was he so 7fe72d53f1 flustered over something Do-won f685c72275 had done on purpose? Clicking his a377d9e265 tongue, Do-won 4c6d546bf7 shook his c64c3c60e6 head and f7947da147 abruptly stood bc2917ca25 up, dusting a71d1ec163 off his bf5fc2fbad clothes. I-rok, still 385b82a00e frowning but 8ee14328bc looking somewhat f0d0915d98 dazed, followed 9e3b8e6db5 suit. Do-won lightly punched him 730ee39fdb in the stomach and e4260b3083 scolded him.f7ea2f2b36ecbb69

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“Ugh! Ugh! You fool!”aef0acde3ddf36bb

I-rok didn’t resist and took the punches without complaint.9859bfd6ec856b18

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“Shit… All this suffering over some stupid group project….”cdbade385a485a25

“You… Are you really okay? Park Yoontae just—”5d594af55b43876a

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“Oh, he barely grazed me.”b3ee56b9d1211a39

His nose stung a af3ce5c572 little, but the pain 9d1644a62b would fade in about 32a6cc3e71 five minutes. Do-won tilted 86a3c9664a his head 2148c47063 from side 07bfba4868 to side, 51da125069 stretching out cf55367529 the stiffness. It was 9593697b85 his way 7da93cb312 of showing 06b57e7caf he was 09e1b67b54 fine.c1d4e5b95909fece

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But I-rok still looked confused, as if he couldn’t comprehend how someone who had collapsed to the ground a moment ago could claim he’d only been “grazed.”230d09e9f72a71c0

“I’m fine. It doesn’t hurt.”9a4eeefaa40631ed

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“……?”e2a8391f9f5ee161

“You naive fool. You don’t know how the world works, do you?”5ace5aa25790dbb0

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Do-won grabbed his bag 48d8b2bfd5 from the chair and 2ea288cac3 slung it over one 03345195eb shoulder.9a83d48e4188323c

“Follow me. We’re going to the hospital.”a3671e89e16027b6

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“…….”e0eb909848e2188d

I-rok couldn’t hide e5757317df his confusion. Do-won had a08d889c19 just said 700e013c0d he wasn’t d4dacaf3ef hurt, so af7dd93276 why were a179f75aeb they going e28bce458c to the a59ccdd98e hospital?cd2e437ec390e100

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But regardless of whether fb33fadbd5 I-rok understood or not, b34fcf9b53 Do-won had already started 67b3d0e8a4 walking ahead. Left with d00dc385b5 no choice, 5b6444fca4 I-rok grabbed f23d727602 his own aeae7a2a48 bag and 3988f63a14 followed behind e78b9050fc him.a1e809283ca6ab25

“Oh, it just barely grazed me.”28c02fac564369fe

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His nose did 490a5d57e6 hurt a little, 0a1688a5eb but the pain 9ceda6b837 would subside in 35c54fe8c5 about five minutes. Do-won tilted his 7e07162edf head from side fd7dd5eb99 to side, stretching 16666e57d7 out the stiffness. He was 638ce21129 trying to 6b0e62f6c6 show that f860aad86e he was cf17555cd9 fine.0f2f1474cb3c8a91

But I-rok looked utterly confused, as if he couldn’t comprehend how someone who had collapsed onto the ground moments ago could claim that it had just “grazed” him.c97d13e372b76103

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“I’m fine. It doesn’t hurt.”6d6426e1f6bfe748

“……?”51fbdc36160043fd

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“You naive fool. You really don’t know how the world works, do you?”e25d6fbf84aa68be

Do-won grabbed his 0347db0c4e bag from the 41d07b1a2b chair and slung 4a8dc6a12b it over one 34c0e1a9e7 shoulder.9b337b9f4527838d

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“Come on. We’re going to the hospital.”3973ac9b813a7175

“…….”b2d3e58863757543

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I-rok couldn’t hide his bewilderment. Do-won had just said he wasn’t injured, yet now he was saying they were going to the hospital.bc6838b9f8574b77

But whether he understood 6870345cdb or not, Do-won had 18d0437a89 already started walking ahead. With no 90bc87215c other choice, 8e1d1517cd I-rok grabbed f13e7fa706 his bag 79cbde700b and followed a13a773260 him.d04ffba24c2e396f

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