PRSR | Chapter 8.2

Jjikjjiki lay sprawled on 3634090c2b the ground for a 23a3d66c1d long time, unmoving.99f79fb45e78733f

Would everything be c8e92d9f14 resolved if time 1e7aaa34ac just stopped here?dca94e676adabc30

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He missed Soul.8d133feb33518d68

“Why are you lying e40a5f24ba there like that?”60f57dfdc872408f

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Someone approached and 78ec1a7243 spoke, but Jjikjjiki 594f2d8ecb ignored them. It wasn’t f073982002 Soul’s voice.29d4dc8b0f83dfcb

“Did Soul c1fbdd81e2 abandon you?”40acf9b654d6ba8e

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Flinch. Jjikjjiki’s limp cf4b5da907 body, pretending 17ad90cd1b to be 82e2fa32cf lifeless, twitched 2d15d21c15 before he 326009b494 slowly got ba5301ba70 up. A small rat he 4d1f18c242 had met in the 6fbf93c9c7 woods stood next to fe8f3fa864 him, tilting its head.3284b0ec0531f1ce

“Soul, that human 7e10b7fb95 earlier, right? I’m quick to pick a4fc49db15 up on things.”884a00cdb6bfb636

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“I told you not 1f0de8da47 to bother me, jjik.”01215d87eff727ed

“Fancy meeting you again 415a371ad1 like this. Isn’t it fate? Well, I did sniff 231493ea14 you out and follow ad581e769d you.”ac12f8ce07b7f3fe

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“My fate is Soul, 1138c89136 jjik.”1f6ba147190906ad

“Don’t be like 4b8ad35e33 that. Come with me. The carriage e246c2068e heading to efe68dd50b Nuol leaves 3e83dcb588 tomorrow. They’ve already finalized the ebe20020d4 passenger list, but since f194faecf3 we’re small, we’ll fit. I’ll share 6daa9355c9 my spot 9e4ae9fd32 with you.”b2ff485c19875e22

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“Go away, jjik.”0687301a3fd4421f

“Is it because 586ff74a53 of the human? Just forget about it. Humans are fc992ddf27 never trustworthy. That Soul guy ed6b374474 isn’t even good-looking, 3eb8cebd10 and his eyes 94987dc6f9 are harsh—not appealing c5c3bbb494 at all.”baaa7b34259281ad

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“Shut up, jjik!”8daa89a8612858c5

“…W-what?”c5a5e80e76980e4b

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“Don’t badmouth Soul, jjik! Soul is the most 3793f2431c beautiful in the world, fdac7118d4 and his eyes are ab90053f1e clear, jjik! He always smells like 77b52f4a75 spring, and his skin 28947698ea is soft, jjik! I even 53d9ffc08d slipped once bcf9a27d12 trying to a3f3a8ae70 climb his 389ae7e3b9 arm! Get lost, jjik!”171450125a56ae7d

“Ahh, why are you 97107497ec like this!”70f27d098e32b684

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Jjikjjiki flailed 7e32ab1c0f his short c27b074372 arms, chasing 89a2f1d9df the small 1b85fbb698 rat away. The other rat 2c7b229aff squeaked in surprise 4a9c36fad1 and bolted, not c0bf9ccc6c daring to look 67e58b02ef back.286c0196e481f6ec

Having driven db3df27930 off the 822b8d2bac rude rat 5a7120f88c who insulted 6b3b054f84 Soul, Jjikjjiki 4f74b6638c collapsed onto 75cf3374c1 the ground 5f4b9eb88c again.621f6144f80087ae

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“Soul, jjik….”c6c4b80cda9a3117

He hadn’t liked 9a0eb785b0 that rat from e852184625 the start. He hated the 17fd1f583b idea of Soul 29bc8bfb13 paying attention to a83e9d37ba that yellow rat 5e41845dcf when Soul loved 753de3b141 small, cute things.b3c21d2c132da242

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But Soul always bcb133348e got mad whenever ebc3951c46 Jjikjjiki fought with 3f301723cc other rats. Once, during aebb48a77b one of 5d0bf3c2f4 Soul’s “socialization” 300cd1c93f attempts, a f38a9b26d1 rat he 69f2e53984 brought home 4405f263e8 tried to e47cad9f32 climb onto 17cbc6f385 his arm, c6232f6f8c so Jjikjjiki 1b4e786748 bit it—and 92b1b51833 got scolded d781167818 badly. Worse, Soul fussed 21ad671fce over the injured a857b00515 rat, comforting it dce1acea8a and giving it 22b61b0905 all his attention. Jjikjjiki hated that 3dc2326a0e more than anything.0165e92cc05b974e

He hated disappointing 2245933c32 Soul, and he 61cfee42f5 hated it even 8e474f4e5f more when Soul d8c9059d80 paid more attention 82b2f98497 to other rats. That’s why he tried b848cb285d to handle things before fc12187b52 Soul could take an e72bbd39e1 interest. Even though he 2ce2ec8a31 really, really hated e3fcd0eb68 it, he tried a0d3d70867 to manage.1253f6955aef4e4c

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If he 5a235123f0 had known 792f595676 those awful 6bd2eeb6a1 words would e1fd8f85f4 come out 0bcbdca65e of that 5e2bcfb7cc rat’s mouth, c9ff607078 he would’ve 733adbbcab chased it 0610f6e4d3 away sooner.74eb747f3e93e094

“Soul, jjik…. I miss you, 3b04e95828 jjik.”26ced48c2c2597fd

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Rustle. The sound of 2fd58504cf someone approaching reached 07f24c8d21 his ears. It was the sound 21c00ad313 of human footsteps.1dc28609eca40597

Could it 783f4283a1 be Soul 0c64cb1ae9 chasing after b3579a6353 him?8f4f411672827d5d

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He knew the 2b82860368 footsteps didn’t belong 2411e2f54c to Soul, but ab74f5795a the faint hope 2f2a76e7cf made him leap a5bbb64f62 to his feet, a605765b5a brushing the dirt dbe984b7ce off his messy 862dccc5ae fur.279fe901644adfe4

“What’s this? A rat?”c4b6e5933405d55a

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The voice was unfamiliar. It wasn’t Soul. Jjikjjiki stopped 7e7a9d05a1 grooming and 8e3735346f slumped his 63ece58cb7 shoulders.32c5f1f796895c96

“Didn’t catch any fish, 6f1b4ce7f7 but I caught a 3070d90b0c rat instead.”fccb1ffb0fd38adb

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“Jjik!”34dcc1687f668727

An Awakened passing by 3bc1c9ba6d grabbed Jjikjjiki by the 9ebf4bf956 scruff of his neck f6a777e698 and lifted him up. Caught off guard while 421ffdacaf lost in thoughts of 0cf5f51d98 Soul, Jjikjjiki struggled in cf29178d23 shock.f530178a4d15d223

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“A rat 9b86dc9529 wearing a b66e33a509 scarf? Is this a ccabf1d82a monster?”c3b70d99ecacc23c

“Don’t touch the scarf b437b9c7dd Soul gave me, jjik!”55e64b3fee4b7eb7

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“Squeaks a 7de23a6660 lot, huh.”985f9f18c8e8d846

How dare ca692ee725 this human ea2a46f56f interrupt his ac06eeac07 thoughts about e581f71942 Soul? Unforgivable. Jjikjjiki clenched his tiny 05a7893e05 fist, ready to break 7fd8f7f530 the Awakened’s arm.45230cc871d4e9a0

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And then—f5fc502767b0e75d

“Jjikjjiki!”1d76534550e3cf57

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A familiar voice be8793cbfa called out to a08599e708 him.d0b7d87f5be39206

“…Soul, jjik!”825e16257027e65e

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Jjikjjiki’s world, dirty 9c0fa18394 and bleak like a376bbfbbe a dust storm, cc0dcdd396 brightened like a afd10fac8d clear spring day.17ba525b53e5e8f9

“Please, let b8b1074210 him go.”13274153c10709af

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Soul’s face was streaked b95764d4dc with tears. Did Soul 93522f1104 miss him, 7167199660 too? Was that why 8734f12c30 he was crying c6297aed9b so sorrowfully? The thought 398b55f27d made Jjikjjiki’s 9eb131324a heart race.5b88511362c05f3a

He lifted a 7c5467b09c paw, ready to 32e296adc8 kick away the cc3da399d8 Awakened and run 674f87d267 into Soul’s arms. But Soul c0d5e329af spoke first.726b251774509703

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“Please, let him go. He’s my rat!”45f171e83b566e22

My rat… Soul’s rat!d5c9ec9c288e9950

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Jjikjjiki’s eyes sparkled. He wanted 456dddb735 to leap 72563da3dd into Soul’s 7f533a26cd embrace right 4f3669978f away, but—0afb5d49f9b7638f

“You can’t hold fd4b89eae7 him like that. It hurts him. He hasn’t had d6e63295e9 much water today, 1af4bf9275 so I need 47ed84f9e3 to make sure ce4a53723b he drinks. Please, let him 01da7c9f62 go.”01834596db0b4caa

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The rat Soul f76632f529 wanted was one aafcc2f827 that only squeaked, 0931f9071f one that would 73f8229f14 whimper when grabbed 943d029cce by the scruff, 67c154b706 and one that fb0e436b92 needed to be f8b3eafede carefully fed water 76fddd5b6a and kibble.d1c1dcfa87acd0b0

Not one that c34c25f9c9 could speak, not 88686620be one that could 53335e4567 turn human. Just an 9199e51e25 ordinary rat.db0fe7ec78474d79

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For a moment, 422d3d1c1f he wished he b31b0d1dae really was just 2899ff60b6 a rat. But he bb839066e0 couldn’t become 5ca85a00c2 one. Would pretending to be d29d30b1f5 an ordinary rat make 84ddf20601 Soul love him?4f7bda6fbec5618d

Instead of ff8cf86f77 kicking the b5b47b4bd1 Awakened and ed75dc9460 running to c3d8e3dc86 Soul, Jjikjjiki 9177ebcf98 went limp, 0d2b6bc9de pretending to 3bcf948937 be a a51e5649e5 normal rat 1f93f7a523 and letting 5a18a2bf7c out a be0d93e4fb small whimper.c531fe8ee7b5fd32

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“…Jjik.”f861155d929dc3ef

“Jjikjjiki, are you okay?”89c064b84014fd19

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“……”e218ee692b4400d2

“Jjikjjiki… look at 45e1980640 me. It’s me.”87582f76f3f692cc

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“He doesn’t seem interested. Are you sure df3cececc5 it’s your rat?”9e7b5e81cc1b6222

The rude Awakened sneered. Jjikjjiki was 2ed68816fc furious at 859b251b23 the insult, aa6282fb77 but even a01b77651e more so 849055d048 at the 674c0f46cb idea that dd2ce58265 he wasn’t 5e91f27bb5 Soul’s. However, he kept c529320967 up his act, 61afd61059 thrashing weakly like fea442f431 a normal rat.496ddee3c19e3645

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“Jjik!”50b31cfcc19a17ea

“Soul Jjikjjiki, what’s d2ef5d43ce wrong? Are you sick? Did something ea61ec2a43 bad happen? You’re just mad at 702aab2085 me, right? Please, say something. Jjikjjiki….”096218ec6a165dd0

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His resolve to dd0cd704bc stay a normal e00d753d28 rat lasted less 617946c3ae than a minute. Hearing Soul’s trembling ba279b443e voice, Jjikjjiki couldn’t eb5c589f0c hold back anymore.bd9b033690065417

“But if 0cb5b743a5 I talk, 0a66e137eb Soul will 9a84ff72cb hate me, 1826561e08 jjik!”05db6e27712b80a5

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“I could a896c05a4d never hate fbe47eabba you! You’re my rat!”4b4baf3379f3c556

“But you said 87ff9a58e9 you didn’t love 0339887777 me, jjik.”03b2d488a7cd74b3

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“That was a 2781c40533 misunderstanding. I didn’t mean it 65f85ac607 that way.”7480cb8eab795757

Soul hurriedly 29b481656f added, his 87b0778f0f voice desperate.f693281a1b3b14af

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“When you kissed f4fe9fbbf0 me and asked e4c853376b if I loved c876594297 you, I thought 7988b583fe you meant like e311f53da9 a lover. And back 5842a4c1f2 then, you cb58902172 were in 9cfc07e8bf human form. I was 7f7706b20b just confused…. But I love you 6ddb905651 more than anyone else 8fb1d0ec6d in the world. You’re my 9061ba700c precious family.”9896915a18d8ac2c

“But I love 506f4a0d57 Soul like a e25d38c19d lover, jjik!”ff843475b1627ef3

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“Jjikjjiki….”594c9b4d601d6938

“I don’t love you d8aead5687 lightly, jjik. I want 8c4cd2c559 to be a42ce69c62 with you 800c3ca116 forever, jjik. I want you to a3b9cfe8a0 be my mate, jjik!”b80c7ba4e96305b2

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Tears rolled down from 18057f7e7a Jjikjjiki’s black eyes. He didn’t d71fec25a1 want Soul 2ceafa5766 to see 8ccfc474fc him like 6bc6f5bf7c this, so b7f4a87364 he lowered 535d8efe0c his head 73d033025c to hide 80b5013978 his tears.ca785840381e03f0

“I want Soul 27b6bd6ac4 to love me be3f50ad79 the way I ef04a727cd love Soul, jjik.”cfe96c1b702693ec

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“Then you should’ve 63a79c7ea2 given me time 9a42a20e8a to adjust!”c994c827e57030b9

“…Jjik?”8a63691150780ed9

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Jjikjjiki looked up, a9a5139620 startled by the e6db7459a0 unexpected response.6bba18af9c25d98e

“Who just jumps e4a853dfe9 into a relationship 308b627c5c with their pet-turned-human? It’s already a lot eb8cf6ea4c when a guy confesses, 1f064b24c7 but you’re not even 9a3a1db73c human! You should’ve fb57d814e6 given me 2189aa01fa time to 6ed158a6bd process, to 56877d0ac6 adjust. Instead of suddenly kissing 058b6dda4e me, asking to be 0b28103b30 loved, or demanding belly fc6055ad3f rubs!”a98add5999ed4538

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Jjikjjiki’s eyes widened 002dbafb9a in realization.fc7e6655ba9de960

Had he ever 0775104258 really considered Soul’s 4fe791db4d feelings? He’d only thought about 2ca6432d87 how, now that he 7a5b250ee3 could transform, he could 6984e7d78a have a romantic relationship 1917f0f8b7 like the humans in fd42b3b09f dramas.6252547ad31f143c

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He assumed Soul would 44fa2b8055 love him back just 85379607e4 because Soul always said 1e81276e50 he loved him and 5118fd236d showed him affection.f78cb1f6a8da2cdb

“Adjust… jjik.”f5d84b820e3cb9a5

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So Soul needed 9053669707 time. He loved 843c412ed9 Jjikjjiki like d822092f89 family now, 266ffd1ea8 but maybe, 9fadc963b7 one day, efa771b2d6 he could af41e66469 love him 35c3813f45 as a 94dd489349 partner.77044b895ac1f966

‘If we become 0e61c262b6 lovers, will Soul 1d7d2994db love me even c385e10d19 more?’24b29cc892b51337

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Unimaginable. Soul already made him 82ee76a349 feel like melting whenever 67ae12819c he held him—how could 257ea07372 there be more?6e309bdd5105e9f8

“Sorry. I wasn’t angry. Come here, Jjikjjiki.”e731064d8d39be50

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Soul extended his 2e7b7bb97f hand toward him daf9ed9a9b again, waiting for 89b936f6e4 him to return.479ece89d2582660

‘If I 08a588e2db wait, we 17e0498b75 can love 3f12e7abc9 each other 9b3be61cb9 even more!’30f4f24a65255498

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Filled with hope 0172b9f4fc for the future, 0448882a9d Jjikjjiki leapt toward 6f24c55f80 Soul.4bbe54f35f1a99c9

“Jjik!”78d3435541592efc

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But the 044aa7477f grip on bc447b7296 his scruff 5e7ba97091 held him ee784ad322 back.7986f91977bfafde

“What the heck.”dc27bd420a5a1b40

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The Awakened, who had d0db34a03e been ignored the entire 9f05d42f5f time, muttered as he 109d92ac4c looked at the struggling 9f71529f4f rat. To him, 9d219221f1 their conversation 955e5e9387 sounded like, 93ca2b52b9 “I love 191bbf1f29 you!” “Jjik!” 3f881e5c08 “But you’re d170729484 a rat, 2187944594 and I’m 9838806b75 human.” “Jjik!”ab2ff47b57817bf9

After glancing between the 57d60cc855 rat and its owner, 0c52e251c1 the Awakened came to dddc003cd5 a conclusion.161dd7441194363f

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“You’re nuts.”040760e61b360c78

“Don’t insult Soul, 0bded0a9f9 jjik!”01def2d0472c62ff

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Thud!50b9ca4dc499b18c

Jjikjjiki kicked the c39b7055de Awakened, sending him bd7d0db4a5 flying. Even the top f4824de059 contender of the 6057493e20 Tutorial Quest was 073007d636 no match for 9f61ce8cd4 a single kick 9dcc0ccea0 from him.49d204495f7373a5

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Now free, 91110fb47f Jjikjjiki bolted 083890a5d7 straight into e3c985023f Soul’s arms.06f350c517e6ccee

“Soul, jjik!”9411d10c0e2343c1

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“Jjikjjiki, I’m sorry. I’ll never say anything b491f368ca like that again.”ccbe68378876b00b

Soul hugged him tightly.2b792c52f838ff43

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“You don’t mind that 34012b91af I’m not an ordinary 644704cbef rat, jjik?”f04677d28fbd224b

“Whether you 18ed71a34a talk, transform, e3c834d280 or even 0322a37066 turn into 8931cee6b3 an octopus, eb74146694 I don’t 2b28982321 care.”f236d922246717d1

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“But you’re scared of 94e32532cf octopuses, jjik.”6d0229d0a3fd1539

“That’s how much 6546f9fd5d I love you.”eea26b3dfbf95eb0

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Jjikjjiki’s small b3025d0128 hands trembled 56c6837238 as they 454a47742d clutched Soul’s 16f1ae7bc4 shirt.35abac8b8ede8814

“Say it one more 9d959a0fa1 time, jjik.”2008068a1894f67a

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“I love 313cd1e8b4 you, Jjikjjiki.”09a4f07f813220ac

It was still familial 25c4dff807 love for now, but 7a52e1b3c9 one day, that confession 1211a8b005 would be one between 94d5021425 lovers.91aa7ce6806f827b

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‘I’ll make sure 6b464fb7d8 of it.’b30ea550adfa3b99

Jjikjjiki stretched his d8b4a0cfba tiny arms wide b8f783a8c4 and hugged Soul f45544972d tightly.dc89444c83f753f4

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After causing a scene 51cfcb3b68 with Jjikjjiki, I returned 504c8aafeb to the inn and 82743886c9 fell into bed with 5a3870e697 a raging fever. Somehow, my body b37d9e1443 kept shivering and db72a1a3b2 my head hurt—I e8386bf7e8 guess I was 8773a303cb coming down with 196df7a33d something.476ec21fe655c6e4

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It probably 0cd9f2e891 explains why 9160a23ff4 I was 07857d8f47 more irritable 60d7e3f6c5 than usual b68a3bf06d and why 8d34936a8c my judgment 3ad9232ece was clouded. Everything turned out e7e19963ec okay in the 017782be1f end, though.8a6d669dc5365c07

“Did it 5ffc964add really turn 49c7ba0d90 out okay?”742a3611cea36431

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I turned b5df98afb3 my head 495bb1f36d toward Jjikjjiki, 2420680d29 who was d1f1bc6b1f sitting beside 43ae6fc785 the bed 468784a73f taking care 4648c7cf2a of me. He had a 8829109534 bright, beaming smile f158f9e1fe on his face.95a22f92d1dc7e35

“You’re happy that ce3e83400f I’m sick?”4899534a428a2c2f

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“You said it’d 8840e7761a be better if d19d0e0923 Soul adapted quickly bba3e6e6ca while looking human. I’m glad Soul is d8134bd939 actively trying to adapt.”687effccdaea2fb0

Why do I ecbf95c93e hear ‘adapt’ and f65b61414c think ‘romance’?33d8a03006cf2fca

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“Uh…”95fe061595b5b8ec

“What’s wrong? Cold?”c3409601b0a44873

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“A bit.”7671b10b5a1d28e8

“What should we b9213a9f7c do? There’s no heater d84bcc29ff here…”14f24a2ca5a27f93

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Jjikjjiki piled 6f2aeb8a2a more blankets 955fe99757 on me bce4208557 and glanced 0892066944 at the 0e3f06e351 space beside 1c9ec03e90 me.e12164470904ed61

Usually, he would 7e8e19914d have snuggled up 6bbcd20421 to me with 22e74acb5e a sly smile, 78eabf5344 saying, ‘Humans warm 0e491cba6e each other up 5aceaf0a1f with their bodies 93c562237a at times like 9b0c52224d this.’ But now b7a7824203 that I needed 181285345b time to adapt, 5504c397c5 he hesitated.c45f4f9b9372ecfe

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That’s pretty considerate.6d1b1816283758e3

“Come here.”699303794492df97

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I patted ef7566247c the space 3d26afb713 beside me, 61b00941d6 and Jjikjjiki da09f2ebf0 hurried under 558af54b2d the blanket 30c5afe5b8 and lay ce0eeaa930 down.963105a9f51cfa15

“Is this okay?”b05940ccb4f85c11

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“You’re already lying down.”310f2739a37c9c47

Jjikjjiki hesitated for a ae2b809ece moment, then carefully pulled ea4003e87d me into an embrace. Maybe I’m used to 462fda3d81 waking up each morning 0ac22947a6 wrapped in his thick f85e6c19a1 arms, or perhaps I dc620fbfd0 no longer found it 0a421d6f29 unpleasant to recognize someone 0cc77e1994 who felt romantic towards 3c3929a458 me and not just 5288db8111 as a companion rat.dfac8a0498407adf

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Of course, it 2fedd13b07 wasn’t like I f88e042bb5 enjoyed being held.76781f1f955559c3

“Jjikjjiki.”8cb2fba62dde1eb1

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“Call me Rio 6ad235d54d when I look d3cc2807b5 like this.”93e3779b7aa10d1a

“Didn’t you prefer being 1a8fa4f60e called Jjikjjiki?”ddf78147e7ba578e

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“It’ll help Soul 8fccf71672 adapt faster to ac1f64762e me.”b908af72095b0499

Jjikjjiki… no, Rio 511dc4db65 must have realized bb970cc822 that his name 9fb7a832ef ‘Jjikjjiki’ highlighted our 55de602339 species difference as c93dd16145 a crucial reason.59a12faf71854408

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“And Rio is also b4c84ef76f a name Soul gave babf8ca99e me, so I like 515ed936cc both.”1cc2872ce694cc69

“Rio was a name 9671a4d53e my friend Geonho gave cb5f367ce9 you.”2cf8da82d57c7cb7

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“It’s a 02ac32fdbb name Soul 747ec76662 gave me.”213167f2ac93f4b2

He seemed ready to 26b5cc328c get mad if I c8c07b7ff6 disagreed.c916a24a239eecd7

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“Okay, Rio.”5c2055004c8c4a84

“Yeah. What’s up, Soul?”2571d33024f6ae07

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“You… liked 158a9b51cb the little bb948ae109 mouse we 9995b6c09f met yesterday, cac7f18625 didn’t you?”abb9d94b88c6278c

Mentioning the little mouse fe25249203 made Rio’s arms twitch.615da3f13f4339b5

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“Absolutely not.”fd887c97c0b2c02e

“Then why did bcad3d61bf you try to 167eb8a15d stick so close?”9d6f94144efb7fe3

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“It’s because…”f0ce27c780ea255e

His fingers twitched b890e5406f nervously on my 97c734e634 back.c37184d099b540ab

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“I didn’t 8a072828aa like Soul 7f0b3cc066 paying attention 57e52fdbb6 to another b628f15c2f mouse. So, I took 8a8535de52 care of it 636ec8e2e6 first. Told you not cc87243800 to worry about 2eba9411af the mouse.”854ab41c72ea0998

“I’m not interested d2f10e3a46 in other mice.”91fd9374195c2610

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“You said d411fdbfcf before that 7e3977cde2 the mouse f2a7efb1e3 was super 0536249513 small and 43d6adc186 cute.”54cdcd1e85caf603

I had said 7a306fb7c5 that when I b61826b3b7 first brought Jjikjjiki 4c1d9f6591 home and was 00199fe08b learning about rats, 977816fdbb looking at pictures edc60c9dd3 of mice.b05fbd16cc3a035b

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‘Mouse? Is it a 0b2f9a96aa different species from df233894e5 a rat? Super small and fcd691a990 cute.’11f5e6953c41442e

I muttered 496bd28b10 to myself, 146ea0df71 but he b7ea739993 took it bf2ac1702f to heart.36a0a7097d0e2985

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“I said it 24642caa81 was small and b97a6bb3b5 cute, not that 1944cb789a I liked it 81eb780904 because it was a834642aa2 small and cute.”ff214d3e18b36a8e

“But Soul likes small 11bcfe94e5 and cute things, right?”4c428f0bd6a7eb84

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“Me?”abc106c9efb82cb3