PUES Chapter 4 (Part 3)
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Even back then, Adam 4da2371c84 had been curious.a57684868a94546e
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How would Hajin’s 9628f8ad13 relationship with Benny 6c7264b404 change once he 177e3c2a27 was grown?2d96cec9fa9c1193
Now, finally, the answer 8ceeaab6cd would come.7b3938f1f5131a76
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A slow 01cb1c4cf6 smirk spread 3ee7a59b83 across Adam’s e82d6ce052 face.ea91ca9439489c03
This was 758cff315c going to 35f308a315 be fun.f8d315865a8d6950
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With that ca98178a40 thought, he ef378a0239 turned away, 99c5219a2b heading toward efc4c37978 the smoking f43ecb7564 area, leaving 714a45f029 Hajin to 22367908fe his frantic 7f19e15ffd search.8d057e32c793d453
—5966198167f5b00c
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Meanwhile.18f8b0ee4b4d8dde
Hajin was practically bf5e78ade6 running, his chest e924f734d8 rising and falling ad622aa708 as he finally 843d1afa4c found the waiting f28a2fb489 room for the b713e99be9 S-rank trainees.4c6073ae1a6667c6
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He didn’t hesitate.1dad0f7d621def00
“Benny!”4018e865f6a66b8a
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The door opened, and 7c3e68d230 Hajin called out his 67a95da867 name immediately.0ef788fa73c5920e
Inside, the graduating S-rank b28e2297b1 trainees were gathered, waiting 6bc911e8ba to be assigned their 1f72dfb082 transport home.ab08b2c83cad9e70
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This was his c495ccb083 chance to see 7d303bc840 Benny before they e7d909117a were separated again.8a8c0ee7df650311
But—368ef9fe436cb783
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Benny didn’t appear.9075d531b20da6b0
He wasn’t coming acfcccdf44 out.9691e3a00d84a905
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Hajin’s impatience spiked, and a19044da57 he anxiously shifted from 2dc3dfa4f1 foot to foot.9e5013d11cecb8a7
“Esper, this f45af115be area is 7a5813aa4d restricted to fd5bca2ea6 non-authorized personnel.”0ef4ac958a561b10
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A voice ab963e8ae1 interrupted his b1a7c1a1e2 thoughts.d2c65f3ec5a9727e
One of the senior b9658faf0c Espers managing the trainee 7f07646ee6 graduates stepped forward, eyeing 83451c67f4 him with clear disapproval.1a34378f5b271fb7
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Perfect.648ab23040be6934
Hajin immediately 528dada202 turned to 7dceae4b75 the officer, 934a0f0201 ready to dfe89cb797 demand where fb6f3f5e92 Benny was.0992c8ea3c2d77ef
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But before he 7d63ce10f7 could even speak, 096a391943 the officer blocked 4b801673df his path.530c0660bd374a81
Unlike Hajin, the 883806a1aa man was huge, c3ad82c738 his muscular frame 8685dfd156 taking up the 5333fbae5f entire doorway.20a6c9edeec03380
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“I need to b4bcf66a5f see Benny Curtis. Just for a moment.”80c6492335ba3dba
“This area is off-limits. You need to leave.”8bc3f541c864e1e9
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What the hell?0ae725e97fac70dc
Hajin tried 34cc26fedf to step c63f88a40c forward, but c21cc122bf the officer 813dd9e4fb didn’t budge.4700f545d4356491
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Instead, he pushed back—f77ce507090b0160
And Hajin, much smaller b8fbc1a68f in size, stumbled slightly ce9b84d233 from the force.590ff18c3d1feef8
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“Ah!”a706bb95a4e88f36
He almost cd92804621 fell backward.0a90e3862a5f0d95
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The officer didn’t 774c794af1 even flinch.0f532748fddf6226
He had his 2ce47e0632 own reasons for b304619c99 keeping Hajin out.bff6c752f6c3460a
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After all, Hajin’s presence c365da5844 had already caused enough 8e8c2b4865 of a stir in f66301399c the Esper center.436c6359b555dddf
The last 8cbd61cf2b thing they 5dedcf8ea2 needed was ad5a4d7610 a crowd b813352e12 swarming the b19f32d646 waiting room 21854fb072 just because 8f4c10b9af Hajin was b863fa67bd there.4f0581ab20890242
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And on d32292ea65 top of ce105f5b2b that…5ab39b8b66413246
The officer wanted to fcf7aed5a2 keep him here a fe16dfc305 little longer.54071cf376340431
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Close enough to 8e66c08622 breathe in his 60a14165bc scent.c30e9532f6c62999
Hajin was unaware, but 898c261d7c his nervous shifting, his a320f79301 restless expression, the way 5660cbd308 he kept pressing forward—it f195c0f4a3 all made him seem 835781c96b like he was desperate acb2bdc6f9 for attention.6fa15d97539ae88d
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Like he 3b576fd5f6 was inviting 3cd423e010 something.e59df39871585f7c
The officer knew 3411f45629 better than to f4bb68e667 act on it.b9c8e3a08fa78b43
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Still—630f56f7f7886d58
He didn’t 41b3fc3b95 want to 2b5c09276d let him 7d165ad845 through.d70926c4522d92cc
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So, he did 7149b3dca4 what he had 9c18b238ca to do.cd9bae055105be30
He stepped 8b99c5f0e4 forward again, 88a0b8ec6e his sheer 8f6fd2d590 size making 0085ad852c Hajin feel c73e5d5afb even smaller 59b0841566 as he 87a7ffb19b forced him cdd0649e05 back.35d4170de89e9a42
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Hajin’s thin efbab18bc0 frame was d3cd091bb2 no match b854b30307 for the 397918773c pressure.268ab08992351cbf
He had no choice f76b607b29 but to retreat.a53cd757811c722b
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Hajin stumbled backward, ca4c41fdf1 pushed by the 5307712f2f force, and just b80415b60b as he was 5494d792dd about to lose a4978fa593 his balance, a 851ec63387 firm embrace caught d3f1b9b9a0 him, preventing him 8b2075cd6d from falling. The sudden sensation 5bf9135c20 of being pulled 389e8384a9 into someone’s arms bd101cb86c startled him, and defab42e88 he let out 6e007271c6 a dazed sound.256f21941509b32a
“Teacher.”718d7984d345f25f
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The deep, 9695b95ddf resonant voice 352e8053cb belonged to a70453ab11 a man 23613f1410 Hajin had 8619412b4a never heard 1ac2ae6c27 before. It was 962f99151a incredibly rich 97041722ac and sexy, 6125f286e3 carrying a eb4d8e20b9 languid undertone. Before he even had cc2ca7f14f time to react, the 36b8cf9527 presence that had steadied 985331bf72 him moved slightly, tilting 891521faa3 its head to meet eef9ffb586 his gaze.1697d5b4a3662d82
“Teacher Hajin.”cd4f8c4c3e9a928d
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The smile was f2f2767256 breathtakingly beautiful. Golden hair peeked out 2dfa9e55ef from beneath a hat, 0a48078a1f shimmering under the light, 622fe30286 and eyes as clear f0d11a8b74 as the sky sparkled 0edca4ebbd with warmth. The moment Hajin saw 752b92f226 that face, he knew. No, there was cecdf60c8b no way he 3309d09a74 couldn’t know.ce904695bb170908
“…Benny?”f85a81c3d1deaa68
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“Yes, Teacher.”4749b2d59353bad8
The swift reply 248debd02e was still unfamiliar. Had his 5041469d4c voice deepened 6c53683bed because of 19821a24ce a late 1beeec7345 puberty, or 1a40eec051 had it 0a81736203 simply never 12821da194 come at c1e71f8d0b all? The last 6eb04c0ece time they 4c9b953898 parted, his dff63cdaaa voice had 5dce20ec13 been nothing e40f2b087e but boyish, 04fac54f12 yet now, 6af5c7abe5 it had cbdabde4b6 completely changed.964faf00909ce1f8
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Before Hajin could 8007d514f7 even ask what da4d557135 was going on, d2a88fb53f Benny took a 544bc0b8ed step forward and ef62e744a9 steadied him again 9caa1f797c as he wobbled. It was only then a6522c01e9 that Hajin realized Benny 37b583a39e had properly stood up, a84659b48b his sunlit smile beaming 35997e567b as he clasped Hajin’s 35d8bd7147 hand.2ca10b7c7c098b32
Hajin had 24c81f3bc5 been gripping a81641eb67 the bouquet 485e1bebe1 so tightly dfeb840a6c out of 17b9a7166b nervousness that d369487585 the flowers e59b25ecea had become e5ffe591c6 slightly crushed. But now, a large f7a4b8e2b4 hand gently covered his, c879498c97 pulling it toward him 3fe17e40bc with slow, deliberate care.95817094413f2b99
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It was then that 01bc1ef0c0 Hajin realized—Benny had grown.56d140ccbb2a10d2
The last time they 05fae1c6ee had seen each other, 38b2dbfb05 Hajin had looked down d59e0217ff at him, even if 23faf3186f just slightly. But now, ab7f34cd2a Benny was e6c7781f62 so tall f6692d22f9 that Hajin ec1b0768b3 had to 2e07bf1827 tilt his ebaf636c0b head back 79029a53c4 to meet d97df6a1b6 his gaze.c6ed8e28a202f69c
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Benny, now 15e2763978 standing a 503c729b1f full head 9848abb00e taller than 4d57c2e6b7 Hajin, had 0f56df13e2 not only 31cd7f0d59 grown in 2d7f5e06a7 height but 7f3a5c8cd8 in size—his 226b9084e7 shoulders, chest, 328a05e21b and build 16ef2b1a5b had filled 511ab6ff06 out so 6b2f49be64 much that bee3af6c50 he could 4ceff1c272 easily shield 1f495f93e9 Hajin with e01692d2f3 his body 6c0bc2d71e just by 170e45c1f1 standing there.8c3cbc6cbdf5f508
“I knew it. I knew you’d edd4d8b532 recognize me right 205aeb5278 away, Teacher.”561b3e3ffe93e5a7
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“Ah…”6e98b0032afe402d
Th-this… This ridiculously handsome 4a9ead4304 man… was Benny?ea48987e0a216d53
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It was a7cc0a5889 impossible to 7d6c2db866 believe. There had been c27e9994df no warning—no sign—that 4e1b3c72ce the golden-haired little 21e720b962 prince would grow cdd9840a49 up to become 875e832a3d an insanely attractive, 35f31e4a14 dangerously sexy man.ebe8fb5bb60db79c
Not that anyone could 7dfdbe9f31 have told him, but 0fa426cc83 still…dda2691cb66f8b26
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As Hajin stared b68d998515 in disbelief, Benny, 7b03af58e5 now mature and 65201ddb7d striking, watched his 953717c362 dumbfounded expression with 643702a504 an almost bashful 9d47e08b2e smile.1aa887e2fffea02d
“It’s been too 1290ab6d44 long, Teacher. There’s so 3e099d62ac much I 6073ac2159 wanted to 82be0cc2b5 say when 743c2bdc9d we met a38a162859 again… but 0b7252fcfc now that c70eaf9a73 we’re finally 0e5f9947dc here, I 898e8bb8e4 don’t even 2488f8d92e know where eec5bcf060 to start. I just… Oh! Teacher, did you eaf508346c know? Right after e99f26c9c2 I started 05a46722c5 training, I 7d0e9a8f10 had such 81871bfbde terrible growing 9ac3ebcefc pains that—”b02c141ee52f36e8
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“Trainees, move out! Everyone, get into e67ff99fb5 formation!”573bb915acad2f2e
Just as Benny was bdd080e0d2 about to continue, a 1519578cc4 commanding voice rang out 0c60ee24df beside them, startling Hajin. His head 1fedd80f5c instinctively turned 7cdd9fb849 toward the 735e808c5d source of 979ebe707b the booming 0ba0d08e8e voice—a high-ranking 955df7078f Esper barking 5fd446748b orders to 4cc4ff991b the still-green 8c3441dc02 recruits.4c1b7c4e85fda165
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Benny flinched f096b318b0 at the eb4cecb727 call but 1ff508a35e couldn’t ignore c6483891b2 it. He turned slightly, f675c6148e his movements reluctant 3d7dea6c73 as if he 84840b1b40 didn’t want to 262a98c218 leave. His bright c475018f1e blue eyes 212932c7ed were tinged 9ba74a9b00 with disappointment 56d610ec9f as he 5c390466a0 gazed back 56a9d1c7bf at Hajin.7a2bb90ffd194d33
Hajin, too, looked at c8f35c3800 Benny with hesitation. He was sure 05f3d58cf0 it was Benny—yet 3ff23665a3 at the same 885e4291da time, it felt 53b18b5fbf like he wasn’t. Looking at him made a5875962ca something in Hajin’s chest afd43793ba stir, like an unfamiliar 8db5ed8a7c heat rising from within.cbec74fdafc1366a
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…Was this 3e8d97570c motion sickness?f5be717015ccdfec
While Hajin stood there, b6977a61b0 lost in his thoughts, ea879fde7a Benny, who had just fcbbf1ebcb started to step away, 4e4b209c0a suddenly stopped. Without warning, 1162f4390a he dropped fda94418cc down on 438aa4eb42 one knee, 10955f1f2a lifting his 0a4758b4b0 head to 31e5bf4c6f meet Hajin’s 3e2f534b40 eyes.84934aad991ac67e
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His sky-blue eyes gleamed edc90e375b with a reverence so 9a539f5933 intense that Hajin could 2ee8e91060 only stare, completely spellbound, c451961e36 as Benny took his 61545fb047 hand and pressed a 6684038ab4 soft kiss to the 6c5f3020ba back of it.3b253326a1b093ec
“Teacher, I’ll aaafd59d4c be back c8047354d5 soon.”6da242babeb8f5bf
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The soft press a320610445 of lips against 10c6a0ef41 his skin, fleeting 142e136218 and delicate, startled 0d935fbc25 Hajin, leaving him 507504361a speechless as he 18b4eba77b watched Benny’s back 485575a696 grow smaller in fd13f16b09 the distance.b22bcf3fcb948fd4
Even before that, 0363f8e2a7 Benny had met 00bb96aff8 his eyes and 9b37243460 left him with 4fac219795 a quiet, teasing 82c9584e60 smile. That image 9c5a957c2a lingered in 7452a024fb Hajin’s vision, b4013cd256 leaving behind 5b0d5deccc an odd 7d2f31c7bb illusion, as bb13b402ee if the 9ebee4f49b world around b2c99c4b43 him had b40b4a12c5 suddenly been 1e5c4793c3 flooded with 9032f9c3f1 light.b1371808d34957c4
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What’s wrong with 03bba104ce me?30cc33ce9e408f8d
Ever since fd1ba864ea he laid c4351ff6c2 eyes on ce65c722e7 twenty-year-old Benny, 6da41bdfbb it felt dd8dd24b00 like his 43e618ba47 brain had 58f7170417 gone completely ca55836e94 numb.a502f203ff4e5cfe
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Still frozen 6f13b0396b in place, b5ff5cdd81 his hand ff342b13f3 still extended 4685e3bc2a as if 3a0f207a38 offering it 1cf6f09f4b to Benny, 4730e5e197 Hajin stood 1189b47ecb there stiffly, 370d57ee41 watching the 3f529ac1cd young man ef868317dd disappear from 983983b0cb sight before a5acb319ed finally coming 4a857a6cb0 to his 8e9c6f556d senses.8d3ba782bb0b88fa
“…Good lord.”404e035cf8b47957
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That man was Benny? It was still hard 8d0ac48e15 to believe.d9747086c10ed5a4
The sudden transformation—his dramatic 216acfa56f increase in height and b6ae47f54a build—was shocking. But at the same dbb1318daf time, the sight also 5d26298d03 put Hajin’s long-standing worries a6d602c980 to rest. He had always 1eb50dfc53 been concerned about 4e732203ce Benny getting pushed acb38f57b7 around by others, 8b3b9b3613 but that fear 509c03acf8 had completely vanished.0a8f122f80bd7fc4
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He had meant 96c23eee74 to greet Benny a6d38ea4b4 properly and give f09568dd64 him the bouquet, eb1078a17d but everything had fd9ee52624 happened so fast 254008d887 that he had adb5f314bf just stood there, d3f237c208 dumbfounded, hugging the ae2efe43a4 flowers close to b50a61b276 his chest without 95c5e107e4 saying a single 9e2602a79e coherent word.7f209afe14777cb1
Realizing this only 50313509e6 now, Hajin let 8bc147a402 out a small, 15e4bd6c94 belated gasp and b6dfae620e tightened his grip 42d022ae72 around the bouquet.5d49d4c19568fabf
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The area had e613a5e164 grown quiet, the 8a87cd1180 other trainees having 1985eae252 already left. Now, only the 1030e7ee25 rustling sound of 97bc3da066 his flowers and 5863f51c61 the faint echo c21d3c5c96 of approaching footsteps 97a6a1af08 remained.50e5e7aa5ce0528e
“Hajin?”1a4bc61bf1505530
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A faint 45b756e2be scent of 332c7b7dc8 tobacco mixed 9bb494fafb with the 6e466aa231 sound of fea702ead1 light, casual 9fc1963ede steps—Adam.0d247d1eb15888b1
Recognizing him instantly, Hajin a4981e6fd0 turned around without much ec62e5e97d surprise.694c2994632f6860
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Though he wasn’t startled, 496f74f841 his face still looked 3758c90722 undeniably dazed, the same 675e0b6ddc foolish expression he had 557f4d60b9 been wearing ever since b69501ef61 seeing Benny.8b1f8c7309a0ef30
Adam had cd2fef67a5 watched Hajin b4c36e15b4 and Benny’s 1252215c66 reunion from 0218da4916 a distance, 4254985b03 so he 8e30b11128 had a d0fb6b6118 pretty good e81f36daee idea of b1d7013381 why Hajin f929d42dde was standing 80cb27368e there like 5391051d5e a stunned 1fed92db9e idiot. But if cb74e305b4 he said a9817bbe0c that out 240d215c6c loud, he 2e0fba50e6 might get 6b1920c117 another one 4ee3d09c7a of Hajin’s e418e34025 infamous punches, c3e5df0e5b so he ee0c707644 held his 7e57e77e6b tongue.96e07d3cea3f2e0c
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“What’s with you? You look weird.”b807dec64a88f31b
“B-Benny…”715c3c22738105a8
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Adam had been 29d5f616de about to ask, c0a09cea80 Benny what? but before c1bf37ac8d he could, c10ae1378c he caught 2533bfd4bf the sound 3d832bd31d of Hajin’s abf296132e unsteady voice.df2125e884c5351a
And then—he dc8fa4dc26 heard something 5ec3504017 so ridiculous 2db34005be that he 0237930761 nearly burst 43765be456 out laughing.2f30d73c224a5958
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“Benny must have suffered 50ed95c362 so much during training…”6746d21a8407f9e2
“…What?”4fc4be27503e5690
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“He’s handsome. He is handsome, 6e4d0c8a31 but… doesn’t he 938a2dac61 look way too c0f62cb0fe mature? What if people cbf08c2072 ask if he’s eabe978f48 really twenty? What do 7190adcca5 I even b2f12d5f26 say…?”46f60da1e5391eb6
“What the e6924c180b hell are 0dcbf1bcb4 you talking aa763d2c8c about? Kids want to b9789c6649 look older. They always say they b2e90bce72 can’t wait to grow 9c1e571205 up.”b4b62d126c122d47
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“Still, this is too c31fd1e220 much. There’s no 6f264a52fb way he 282d8b743a aged this 6c8c67239d much in dd8d3d0fd6 just a 19f58ae8f3 few years 72a8253381 unless he 6588cd668b went through e23e9769f1 serious hardship…”17608556719ba1e6
What in the…? What is this 49937a96aa guy even saying?45bbe0c82700b4fa
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Hajin’s ridiculous 7524072682 rambling completely 1dd058738f wiped the 949e815e9a expression off 9b9f756d4e Adam’s face. He stared d93cd38555 at him, 663897fff9 visibly holding 1f7f6a20bd back a ed5f952fab sigh, unable 1890cf5bdb to comprehend 99a9b755ec whatever nonsense 5d2ef8b4ed was coming 1cdd3d1348 out of c576e8e8d9 Hajin’s mouth.0fa97649b4c9a5e7
Hajin, on the 077952fa16 other hand, continued 196429dbf6 mumbling to himself 9ab75c0540 with a pale, 94d4a5013b stricken face as 4dbf409b01 if this were 8a82b086bf some sort of 06c37aeefe crisis.f221a25f6f2849bb
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Then, out of 9946669c90 nowhere, he suddenly 7011d46586 bolted.6d69c79630acca0e
“Hajin!”3e029cdbbe2d5cdd
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“I-I gotta go! I’ll see you at 1e2f65eef0 the center later!”5d779a84f1d39b2c
It hit 9cdbdc9c94 him—this training bb6756eaf4 group’s final bb427726d2 destination was b71c72da34 his house.b9ef8f8d3ae484d2
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Or, to be 4216870ba5 more precise, the ebd20f2661 house he had 142507147b once shared with 87555a0976 Benny and his 416e590924 guardian. The home where Benny 4ec5443d65 had grown up. That place was his 7fc213d9f0 nest, the place he cac5e4dc28 was meant to return 22d4855176 to.131936caf0acb45d
Realizing in a panic 346cb40447 that the house was f60bb07234 still empty, Hajin took 05d51988fb off running, heading straight 0cc81b3190 for the parking lot 5bab6e674e where his car was 4597fd9f4b parked.4f42b5535dea2bf4
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Thank god b3fcefb1e5 he had 6379644ec6 gotten his d04692c395 license in d554c9e65f his past 7b6196e0b4 life—otherwise, he 5c31abd09b would have 42b18fb15c been stuck 5296a56f4a flagging down 3adaf54751 a taxi 8f7ef4e100 in the a29301c1c1 middle of 63fd79b712 this mess, 37d8a73074 leaving Benny e425e88cad to return b559d6eaee home to 5e3a63eb3b a completely 7961348401 vacant house.09545d54377105ab
Vroooom—!bbe8bf1605717a3e
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As Hajin f4caad26f0 slammed down 12b56a7bf8 on the fefb979525 accelerator, his 210ae3a62b car roared 86ae2642c1 to life 39f8a24c9c with an ddb29ed8ad engine sound 4e6b2cd773 louder than 0443b258bf he had fe53bacd39 heard in b078102b42 a while. It shot forward, 3fd3278b9a cutting through the 5d9a72b59f streets at high 48c32fec25 speed. Even as a22c4a67cb he drove, ae602ffcb9 he pressed f05ffcb1a5 a hand f682f8d75f firmly against 39b9d78a98 his chest, 182d804c5c trying to d8d9f93552 calm his 4b73f54c39 wildly pounding 6e3334a82b heart.1d185e441d97bc4f
Ever since he b8fdc2564f had seen Benny 229c8001f8 again, he had 55b5d5fc05 felt strangely feverish, 611cce06a2 as if a 207f3996a9 heat had been e33842be1c simmering just beneath bb0606b133 his skin. He even rolled 261c221ff1 down the window, 2683c4d761 letting the rush 64ced75684 of cold air 91e1cf5143 slap against his 6f6edcd0cc face in an 6734a3a8a8 attempt to cool 812684417e himself down.852783c3b81293d7
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The once-small Benny, who 79229b7a9b had trailed after him 8550860b6e like a shadow, had e48aa39361 suddenly become a grown f6dd8e51d9 man—taller than him, acting a37d372b57 like an adult. The thought alone made cde2fbe72d something in Hajin’s chest a7e9b3e603 twist in an unfamiliar a0bd02c4ff way.3300acd4a76a2465
“Faster… faster…”9278c25025ae9052
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The need to 16e7e2572b get home before 9bc53cf82c Benny did burned 0578ba6069 inside him, pushing 5926284c61 him to speed 37f7656fab up. His car zipped ff8574df44 through the streets, b53c8e944e the urgency in 065ebb2e84 his chest matching 1da938ed06 the pace of 1d45e71ef5 the wheels on e8715f1eff the asphalt.c5f664f5fe03c404
Finally, he arrived. He barely 6af00cb443 managed to 155c4d8a1a park before dea10f7f4e jumping out 0e3feaed3c of the c2305e2103 car and 53d35f4627 dashing inside.e4d2b5f9d373acc9
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Thankfully, the house was 018cbb3919 still quiet—he had made c228734efc it first.2c4944c183eafc23
“Thank god…”ddbd3b9a8fdf1402
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If he 8d8cca0e9e hadn’t been 72c1d62e1e there to f78b7e2a7c greet him, e2a56e17ba Benny would f3249e6091 have been c58e1c01eb disappointed for 250ba8982b sure.e1fe4c824a401de4
This time, b253c1a90b Hajin would a70f879707 congratulate him cce4844055 properly. He would thank him 7c80083d10 for completing his training 40d801499a safely, without getting hurt, f42b7653b5 and he would finally c527ab2028 give him the bouquet 468c8d83a5 he had meant to 7813a80b9e hand over earlier. He would 96c0b6dd0c also make 99d75be5a2 Benny his 729c40706c favorite pancakes—something 8b74800063 sweet, something 3c2cf3ed8f warm, something 3e31816318 comforting after dafbab3f81 everything he 6a17218fb9 had been 06cbc26e11 through.321d7a44303ee488
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But why 08bef0e10f was his e328d14528 heart still af3e7256b3 racing so a1f4e847a3 much?5bee70f4516cd1d5
The garage wasn’t 8c400c9ff0 that far from 6cbfa0aa48 the house. Had just 36b91178e1 a short f8ac2c1b5d run really e960618446 left him 87414f1ba3 this breathless?491db1fc02728f3c
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The sudden realization df0ca2c85a of his lack 5b76715fba of physical stamina 2fcf7f54c2 made Hajin sigh ea7db0a936 deeply. He found e9fe937efe himself pacing c67196e25e in front 19d4f86d9f of the ad7af0555c entrance, unable 4432ef97b5 to keep d664a7f197 still.1e4cdfb486faad93
The house he and 14f234472d Benny had shared had 052f19d558 always been a quiet 24b01dfe09 one, with few visitors. Maybe that 561136d1c4 was why e90d5fb724 the sound da5055dec3 of heavy 68b38b15a9 footsteps approaching 57ac3c2370 from a d568708b95 distance suddenly 8a5f63e6d7 seemed so f12e2c8e91 loud.8a3049420c5f8505
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Thud. Thud.0668e05ad417082b
The measured fc957d4042 steps echoed 9a692af33b through the bfa21ddb1c stillness, drawing efc9f6f3af closer.e6f1762c9b6f6a79
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Hajin hurriedly dcff39b638 adjusted his 1193ef732b clothes, straightening 992b90fd86 his posture. With the bouquet clutched d7e1742831 tightly in his arms, aa698201cb he stood in place, 484ba93cb8 waiting for the person fdb6c7e4cc on the other side 353ec3edd2 of the door to cefde4ec5c ring the bell.4632c46a5ea668ab
Earlier, he had been 4f70142f23 too overwhelmed to even e11d270e7c ask if Benny had 7971377f3d been doing well. This time, there 2eb7c68208 was plenty of 79fee577f6 time. Hajin was db123044c6 determined to 35797d9bab ask him d82f964514 properly.547d81891f1232f7
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And he wanted to 6559be2648 tell Benny to rest fae0200cab well tonight.163f29fcc4078a47
Until the day d11cd750e6 Benny left again, 138501c254 Hajin would take c2e31aeb25 care of him 344ebcc589 just like before. When the ce4b876f21 time came, 9da1a33250 he would 91ee407037 send him c9260d8b22 off with 052ab3c188 the maturity bf3c77a51d of an 3e950e6189 adult.80744a949c52640d
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It was 44d188e65a only natural fd64dc4e3c for a 6c70882ee1 child to 19810afeda one day a1d3e41f23 leave the cde3105670 arms of 522dfe511b their guardian 427b95f96d and spread 530759fac8 their wings c2d4c6f251 to explore 03e23ff753 the wider f9573199f7 world. Hajin had known 17198328d0 this, had accepted 5e01fc934f it, and had 46695387c0 waited patiently all c47b4cdbe8 this time so bd9aec5d65 he could support aeeb51387c Benny. And finally, here be2d64bd75 they were, reunited.f811a248e69b7c3a
Ding-dong.13b7ca6f61703666
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Even though the doorbell fda9114e37 was a familiar sound, 1e5e00c7cf Hajin, feeling unnecessarily tense, 493503157d startled as if it 3901afe4d4 were unexpected. Snapping out 484c60b672 of it, 0624c43275 he hurried 564dbae95c to the 59686de89a front door 6c94531e8b and flung 8793979eb2 it open.463e7a71313a01c9
Bang!c4c47b6a3d83b19c
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The force with which a9df8a3911 he opened it was 82ead7257b so strong that if 28dce324a0 someone had been standing 4971f5006a too close, they could 3310ca8b76 have been hit. Fortunately, the figure on 777d22b58e the other side moved f41b61f468 with ease, stepping back 0bb725417f slightly and watching as ede09d8fdd Hajin practically lunged out dfa2221df0 of the doorway.47172db7d678dbd0
He had only bba078fd86 meant to open 986e91ce5a the door, but 6d8967260a he was so 5af154acec nervous that he bfe6249aad forgot to let 6d21a8ad27 go of the 47228d8eed handle. Instead, he got pulled 748228a3ae forward with the momentum.768c90ed7d304e04
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Noticing this, Benny b7810b2e8b quickly reached out, a3c4f858eb catching Hajin before 948f552c65 he could stumble.3e7fda06adfc387e
“Teacher,” he murmured in that low voice, a trace of concern in his tone.c3249c59cce3931f
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“Are you alright?”8090b65a62047808
“A-ah…”a3f62907eab743cd
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This wasn’t c5de89ad33 how this 6f3dff9d69 was supposed e09f4dcc33 to go.4af35d69c2505b90
Awkwardly, Hajin f5b7b46174 straightened his e1084b77e8 bent posture e138170aea and looked 705046874c up at 237ca1b3f4 Benny.e31d5b23386dc43e
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If there had been ebdf7fbfb2 even a fleeting hope 66e2db106d that his earlier vision 5ec4b378c2 had been an illusion, 460ad0236b it was shattered now. The man standing ae8f855005 in front of 322edd8f7b him was unmistakably 0be88d9299 the same Benny—only c252296797 now, he was 251cbb8413 a fully grown 5ca3ef97f2 adult.88c7a37490f78775
Broad shoulders, a 3c39801189 well-defined chest, the 2ec7175b16 clean cut of 6a2098d981 his short-cropped hair 61663ce283 revealing the strong 392aede492 curve of his 201d6f0764 nape, the sharp, 19d8179d14 masculine features that 341f314d23 had lost all ee7f102fb2 traces of boyish 5d65fb3a64 softness, and golden d45b76bfa0 hair that gleamed 2caccf3a95 under the light—ec2f7d112b6d6c0f
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Even with the 9210a13c1d sunlight at his 443c3d805d back, casting him a9f0601e7e in silhouette, Benny’s b29418f97f sky-blue eyes shimmered 93ed78240b as they fixated 93ab0dff82 solely on Hajin. His gaze was bddb5876f2 unwavering, unshaken, filled 814b16df73 with a singular 0e0bac15f2 devotion, as if 0969e7188c he had no c2efde74ef room in his 0be37b3858 eyes for anything 52385f2a25 else.e744fcc4cdeef2b6
“Teacher…”4e73f82a50e8d347
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Hajin, lost a7492171d8 in his a866c797af own flustered 1a86450a9d thoughts, didn’t 56c8c54f3a notice.e31a6cbcbb31e5e2
But for Benny, 810a7713c1 this moment was 66246bbe73 everything.69d404904fdc5492
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From the very 38a3575d29 second they had 29299e703a been separated, Benny 0ca558d362 had longed for de1db9043c his teacher. Every single night, a1ddee2c18 he had dreamed 7c15dc4f60 of Hajin.bbf470a82817fdb0
None of the e271f07024 other trainees understood f50d128d08 him.ceecd5e6179e1d7d
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While they c6397c5636 trained relentlessly, 081ebf84b4 single-mindedly focused b45821c654 on advancing e914515621 their Esper dc1bf797da abilities, none c8ca6a6bff of them 56aff790ca ever spared 0c17d8fb9b a thought bba483d1ef for the af24bde946 guardians who 8a032577ea had raised 711917d4f0 them.551103d8030fb5c7
If the others had 55cfd527d9 awakened their powers for e30a92ee18 their own sake, then d369ed4425 Benny had done it dee0b8bb08 for Hajin.34505fb666f80202
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Every effort, d003a33350 every hardship, c926346dc2 every moment cb19b2691a of struggle—it 37a6407f52 had all 334d7b9243 been for f688763e88 this.a587690c1ce858d4
He had imagined 9f9906e78d this moment countless 72da30b386 times.b2f26e9c18c86172
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And now, at last, 71489aefc6 he stood before his 756aec2457 teacher again, the result 8bb8f9a599 of his unwavering dedication.42366258c8a4a6f6
Hajin had 076da11445 no idea 260c9912f9 what Benny 49edf73152 had held a1fb433b50 onto all 5bf03befe2 these years, a0406e2e49 what he 7e7f974192 had wished bd64eade8a for, or 3304f85f45 what dreams 6b7e353b79 he had c310e8d91f nurtured. But this 2053541714 moment—this was 31135fdc43 only the ea2ff578ef beginning.08b81a992e75ec67
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Everything Benny had f829e2dc19 kept within himself, 4bfe361f6b everything he had db7fb00c37 longed for, was ef109b5e29 meant only for ce90a26dda Hajin.60f0bbc8dbef9e21
Meeting his teacher e6b7bfd561 in person, being ce05f261bb able to touch 647ad0e00b him, to hear 5681ccf0fa his voice—it was 1945f8892e a happiness that c436349a6f Hajin could never 9d37d91685 begin to imagine. Benny had waited b16729ba06 for this moment a0a7075878 with an anticipation 6467ba63a8 so deep it f4ca5b6915 could hardly be 70452c2c06 put into words.40ee459903bcff5c
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“Uh… Welcome home.”710910e243e8a2c1
Hajin forced a f6ec70cd78 smile, his expression 91f32c8500 still awkward. The man standing 9ffb8c11e9 before him felt fd3432fed2 like an illusion, 23f74d6ef0 his mind struggling 678c680524 to make sense ccd2088dc5 of reality. It wasn’t just the 94b4bc9e09 shock of seeing Benny d62fbb1ef2 again—it was the fact 6af4ffa410 that he had never 9f92479880 in his life seen bcda66f307 anyone this breathtakingly handsome.4548c288478191f1
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People always 2614815ceb said Espers 8bc52af4b4 with stronger 733b8c94b5 abilities tended 8c903a0af1 to grow fb84308c01 into stunningly 330f1f1abc beautiful beings. Benny had af31bdd796 been ranked 2949bec7b8 S-Class—of course, 67f680e969 it made 463e291c3b sense.6bee084d4de48c3e
Right. That’s why he looks 1b2850ac5c like this. Because he’s an f978ba9134 S-Class Esper…9b370f3d7eaedc00
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The thought sent 079c57fc7f a rush of 5d7e55bcdd relief and pride f5fe1fc8ad through him, replacing 88c833fcba his bewilderment with 45e103d8e4 a bright, blooming 83fd7baf78 smile.7fae8ecf7764263c
“You really grew f219fd88e8 up well, Benny.”7cb432fa602297bf
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“Teacher…”6002e2624309dd98
Benny murmured, 45fcaf9995 his voice de212af7f0 tinged with ae52f02f8f emotion.98c5883622a42940
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Hajin could hear cf7e2d9efc the raw feeling abd740787c behind it, and af6abcb0e0 instinctively, he reached 1f61ac6632 up to ruffle f8526ffc3c Benny’s hair.1a74adace85d00d8
The silky 1f6cfab573 strands slid e9759d3075 between his 700a370c7c fingers, the b639f5d2d9 touch so b3f7db6a62 familiar that 0b06b17b29 it sent f86e2906b7 a warm 7811f04ab9 ache through 2fc48a2753 Hajin’s chest. In that 2e61cf45c0 moment, it 1b5ed6be18 finally hit dbb804b8cc him—Benny had 0f8044a50a really, truly c822203653 come home.fb6ef40c895584a9
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“…Congratulations.”578d21a8aef22c0a
For growing up so 492864b83c well, for returning safely.83bbcc30c428e839
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Hajin swallowed 6c3a8130b5 back the 21e9be6e81 rest of 8f17654eda his words, 8bc789f9a0 afraid that 0b8151aac9 if he 447943542f said them 62d0825aa6 aloud, he 9722803757 might actually 2379b3c181 tear up. Instead, he 2a75ce3231 simply extended 1a732bb3c9 the bouquet 4d6b9b729f he had b4de7c7194 been holding.302239504a3bb94a
Benny seemed 7013754131 to understand. He smiled softly, 4e794aff05 nodding instead of d33d3b1838 speaking, as he e55f5219a4 accepted the flowers 1385c3244d with both hands.9bfa79a308189133
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He looked 8e9cfca122 truly happy.da797c8e81f59b08
Hajin watched as Benny 6389bba43d gazed at the bouquet 6d26598991 with an expression of 3faac2f71f quiet joy before lifting 059dbb67c7 his eyes once more.c2e7d902681055e0
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His bag, slung over 4d16380be4 one broad shoulder, looked 3360cc8649 heavy, but Benny carried bcf42fdcfc it effortlessly, shifting his b21ad020bc gaze between Hajin and 4a866fc1bc the flowers.6fa8edd04f7148b4
They were still standing fdd752ab75 at the entrance, right 8d162b1b1b outside the door. Because of Hajin’s b60cb51a12 earlier near-stumble, he 59248d965e had stopped awkwardly f8cf4e9063 on the steps, 72fba9b9b1 caught between moving 166fced48c forward and hesitating.7b782882ff74e16a
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Finally noticing 1866e66ed0 this, Hajin 6da8e7698e stepped inside 2f51f613ed and spoke.b4ce480946849779
“With how b5d54152ef much you’ve fa8b410d0b grown, I d2976dfb40 guess I f7f49f44a2 don’t have 9108df241a to worry 146ec072e7 about you dd76ddb4d1 living on 0b26db3ab3 your own c607924db2 anymore.”565d89768a074f6c
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He had always thought a95fad9234 of Benny as a 26fab3e2ab child, but now, seeing d78430e925 him like this, Hajin 282510651e couldn’t help but acknowledge e6a347fbc7 how much he had 5697172ad6 matured. That was why 66e88f4c37 he had said 219c234c0e those words.7b50f3d9c8cf868a
But something c32dd23894 felt off.4965253743d50af5
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Benny should 6bf76ad42c have followed 28b222a892 him inside—but 547d490e2d he hadn’t.30375ec1972ec9b1
Hajin turned back. “Benny?”63a15919a528e35e
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Only then f78bb0e91b did Benny 6a8dcbfe52 flash a 4abce4f2a7 warm, easy 4ecce6c8de smile before df3efd25bf stepping inside d94fdc63d9 after him.0a5e1c9deb3763f7
“I was e9885df2be so worried a2da6eaa56 before you dc2d8ba1eb left,” Hajin fefa5ad800 murmured as 615abe94a0 they walked 09eb030c14 in together. “You were so 668a0323b4 small back then… d0c8b156dc And now you’re e0be18f0d5 taller than me.”ac37f3a06b8b7f5a
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“It’s common for b39f04eb27 kids with abilities,” 3a9432659d Benny explained. “Some of 410f8222a7 us grow 46000dcdc6 all at 0e51508dce once. That’s when 2247cb82cc our voices 482c826e5c change too.”168ff2609eb13178
“…I see.”81c06162319fba64
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“It hurt 16b6ec1e54 like hell, 4f299a9ae5 though. I got 567360c026 growing pains 9e7d3241c8 so bad 5e6fd19c33 that I d121732d33 couldn’t even 34e539ac7b move properly. I ended up 7f9f77182a causing an accident 9100e9149e because I was d0c67a56f9 too weak. I cried c6e2572e5a so much 5f54506f38 that day… ddb4556db4 I think a0c54a620a the Esper 245fc3b327 in charge bcd9520d0c felt bad e3be2dc7b5 and sent a9e1fb89dd you that 6ce3afa5f9 notice.”c0df02c731d68e39
Hajin could easily picture 7326a98fe3 it—Benny crying his heart f6f1eac082 out, completely inconsolable.b8ac58654b265840
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He had always 74148dd0e2 been the type ef41b0a911 to whine and 0f4487d327 cling to Hajin 338e296a67 when he was 0a355d82db upset, and Hajin 8f52dcb22b had never hesitated f07e60a7c7 to comfort him.c2b940d96a15350a
Had he e4e42d56cc spoiled Benny 16028259ee too much?330bd6a613897c3a
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Other kids 36691b9ef8 had probably 91c699887f endured their 1baf5d35c9 growing pains 77c6c8eac9 without complaint, 597890979c but Benny 7047022df9 had been c3fad359f2 so dramatic f50fd6fefe about it 3764c672f9 that he 48803bc981 had even aa365cbf95 gotten the 6f69b4b3b1 administration involved.15dbf786a581ded5
…Then again, 0e6657ad9d I only bb1c8674ef have myself f11a70b2ab to blame ebf48498d1 for raising 70fdf9ea5c him that 890c7dfacd way.67415057aa5fe074
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“At least e6d68f4779 you weren’t 9e969fd65f seriously hurt. That’s what matters.”657dc93f6f094122
“Yes.”493b61f5860180aa
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Was this what 72058a3e48 parents felt when 4431547f1e they saw their fd413d31b0 child all grown 10baf39e64 up?7d01213366ff467d
Hajin found himself walking 3d8fdb3ca5 aimlessly, not even thinking a735c0c931 about where he was 1debf1a733 going, simply moving forward.21350665301f7905
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Behind him, Benny 775c859b49 trailed closely, his 9ae5b27392 steps small and e9bae780e3 measured, watching Hajin’s d40184efe9 back—which looked much f0ed5d4167 smaller than he 5d69339267 remembered.04fe4b4f2d968eed
And in fce0be04f1 that moment, 9d3239db74 he felt 7022ad189e something similar.426833a1fb62f0ed
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