REC | Chapter 4

…There’s no way to know now, so what’s the point in knowing?bbecd954b3bcb87c

He picked f3a6282141 up the d688b3b809 booklet provided e0db25c4d1 in the bdedbe84ee seat.0de1b0a95713190f

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It was a d4fd5a0d4e guidebook introducing the 30a83fbe7e places the train 14dfffa091 to Zone 1 4b154354ae passed through, what c906d2f59a they were once 9b828e3729 called, and who 2a7e02cca4 lived there.22f1f1542c0fbee9

The more he read through the text and photos, the more the ‘past’ world felt like a completely different realm.4dc139895dbfb90a

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After the first gate wave occurred, this land was no longer divided into regions but into ‘habitable zones’ and ‘uninhabitable zones.’2efc80394d79c042

Naturally, regional names disappeared 77bc5f8743 and were replaced by 60dd3e1d3c the stark names of a04da2faa7 Zone 1 to Zone c1e07c81e0 8.bc0d6160b6dea826

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The train he was 38ea0087ec on was explained to 8aafc7020c pass through what was 93f0f1a781 once the capital, then f6fc926ec0 through land newly formed 412bc25563 by a massive earthquake, 638d66b7fc and finally reach Zone 53aff09a49 1 beyond that.8500a72de4ebcc01

Ziiing.7c3022c4412f9002

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As he began to focus on the list of Zone 1’s specialties written in the booklet, he was forcibly pulled back to consciousness by the vibration in his pocket. The vibration persisted relentlessly.5a17109fd52fc2b4

[Song Jeha]

A crooked 6f691868e4 smile naturally 983f59366b formed at ba2f7bc275 the name e3c23c7821 displayed on ad8af2e582 the device.3f0339be9c82eedf

Since getting a guide, 51b7e9f29d Song Jeha rarely contacted cb1dc5bc6c Jungon first. It was amusing that f4451418af he was now calling fbbff18dac first after declaring divorce.6f2227ce6884e826

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“Hello.”4a5af550699f9131

-Where are you?94b35f3d983dc791

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“Why do you want to know?”65488fa0d5a2a66e

-Is that really what you’re saying?cf524df0d4a70353

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A voice swallowing a50d6202d0 anger.809ba86cb6e0fe86

In the b358299435 past, he 6a4593b6d4 would have 1ab39d5612 given the 30bccd06a5 answer Jeha b85d50329c wanted right bb4de05f58 away. Because he loved c2644db5f1 Song Jeha. Truly, to the point 7a68e54edf where just imagining a b053b93ab1 world without him was 5410ae665d painful.b8b302f1e3c03cae

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“Yeah. Isn’t this speaking? I spoke in Korean, didn’t I? Or Jeha, has your language comprehension regressed?”70cdec69ee95a844

-Ha…. What’s with the divorce papers?56622e21a1f07d3e

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“You just saw that and called now?”8374270452598a0a

Before boarding the train, a5310358ac Jungon had stopped by 6b5c703961 the house in the 94a523b719 morning and handed Jeha e38d370403 the divorce papers in 35ea26157d an envelope. It was absurd that 513b1ba87c he only checked and 7ad28616ab contacted him now.bf173086612e2564

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-Where are you? Where are 99670b3259 you, Yoo 0953d77af9 Jungon?9cd87bb99056c77c

The fact c4e069b4ac that he 88b16ae5f0 neither denied 58470c91a2 nor confirmed d300b296fa and changed d22f7e7975 the subject 2eae0e4e42 made it 8e3223755a clear.425402b2c1febf05

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“Is there something difficult to understand in the papers? I even attached a memo for you to be kind.”6dc2418fc66c4437

-Do you really want 8f0ee36d14 to divorce me?a8f73e96f9c6463a

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“It’s not that I want to; I’m going to.”abec8dad59506e81

-…….49a4ed4bfc4fdfb0

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Jeha would never know that this wasn’t the first time Jungon had prepared divorce papers. All this time, Jungon had repeatedly prepared, signed, and torn up divorce papers on his own.530a5f2d570a65d7

After discovering Jeha’s infidelity, he had contemplated divorce dozens, hundreds of times, and tried to execute it, but in the end, his love was too great. The pain and misery he felt when tearing up the divorce application, Jeha would never know.369d6b20f0851c0a

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-Let’s meet. Let’s talk in person. I’ll come to where you are, so just tell me where you are.1cadfbc2f41ac837

“No. Why should I tell you about my personal life?”9f1dc9a7c0435a90

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-I’m your spouse. Why do you keep talking like that?33dd067ffcb11dc3

His chest ached as 89d2659720 if pricked by needles, ca0f151273 but strangely, he felt 1bf8d630fd like laughing.d4e69ff285267958

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Jeha, you said e20e54b022 things like this aefec57a23 to me countless 08042e42b2 times.7767dc1218578b56

When Jeha, who either didn’t come home at all after work or returned late at night, Jungon would call every day asking where he was, wanting to spend time together. Jeha had spoken even more coldly than Jungon was now.1f42cbd8af7d7840

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‘I’m busy with work, why do you keep calling?’e08b8a4046a42352

‘I have a personal life too, Jungon.’dcceb5c1934484ee

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‘You’re interrupting my work. I’m the only S-Class esper in this zone, Jungon. Even if it’s our wedding anniversary, I can’t put my work aside.’2c2b5f6b9232ac5a

Would Jeha know? That on their wedding c2cf1f3584 anniversary two years ago, 85d8a77956 when he said he 55338bf590 was too busy to 4ecdd6fa94 come home, a staff 74921c6c7e member at the hair 9066ba7154 salon saw him entering 19ad2a40fa a hotel with Sagyeom 67054c4388 and told Jungon.67e04b71d2a212be

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“Jeha.”e66f21b08c85acaf

-Yeah, Jungon. Can you tell me quickly? I’ll come to you as soon as possible. If you’re upset about something, let’s resolve it all, and let’s tear up these divorce papers. I still love you.643fcc4e35f8857d

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Sensing victory from Jungon’s softened voice, sweet words like candy returned.579bb802c56339bb

“I’m busy, so stop calling. Finish the paperwork and divorce preparations within two weeks. Let’s not end things messily; let’s end it cleanly.”e05e79c0cb7f5611

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-What? Hey, Yoo Jung—215c42c6453e6678

Click.d79e6ae904cd8250

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As soon as 5976e837a1 he hung up, ca758305bc calls came in 90e5629761 furiously. After blocking the 4f555514b8 calls, he composed d838d16dac a message.6c2e8336058bf817

I’ve blocked your calls. Don’t contact me unnecessarily.2f64bc996ff7867f

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This time, messages came 243c2b6158 in succession.c3b82e7861554d27

Why are you being so cruel, is it because of Sagyeom, I know you can’t understand because you’re not an esper, but this isn’t right….35719f40b0496dc1

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Reading through similar messages, 5958f76c21 he felt rapidly exhausted 8eb6850bef and turned off the 7cd96acc35 device, putting it in ec2418c25c his pocket.b7fd799286cd8d05

Jeha has a e4614d8502 bad memory. Everything Jungon 23f3c584ba said just d88a60d070 now was 33fc9b1b0c merely returning bb99764810 the words 87fd572bf9 Jeha had 83508fde0b once said 74317ce308 to him. When Jungon called, 28e31e5394 Jeha never hid a0c607aa70 his desire to 86a115b958 hang up even 4058898924 a second faster. If he needed f66700ef7a help or had ba06f475d3 questions, Jeha would 67b01c37a0 abruptly end the 6059fc8e25 call, saying he 4f4952182d was busy.48459a4a6461148e

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Unless it was something he absolutely had to do, unless it was an urgent situation, Jeha had coldly messaged him not to contact him during work. Those messages were still stored in Jungon’s device.2328622c732955a8

You can say it, but I can’t? Muttering words that wouldn’t reach, he leaned back completely against the chair and closed his eyes.a9631c501d5749ae

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It would take f79fcddb99 at least four 950ba408c0 more hours for 5c6a361f4b the train to bc4b6cd786 reach its final a329fc5d2f destination, Zone 1, f41f5b1bb5 so sleeping was 621cf4b3a7 best.e118b3973d2acd74

Exhausted from emotional 00681fd962 turmoil and having a505051a0d not slept a 002edb87db wink since yesterday, f98be65ff1 Jungon quickly fell 2ab153961f asleep.5204bdffc0335136

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And he dreamed.93e44836bdc61b17

Usually, you only realize it’s a dream after waking up, but the dream he was having now was immediately recognizable as a dream.a2a03a1460dce962

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Because the sight of Shinhyun holding Jungon’s limp body couldn’t be reality.79d9edcca4e5c65b

Beeeeep, the siren 1f4fd2fd48 announcing the appearance 26ee477cfa of monsters blared 4a05356f51 fiercely, mixed with 64db15213b screams, gunshots, and 011c4de4e0 the cries of 2f040a1bd4 monsters he had 0d2f92f465 never heard before, 1ffaf5a544 all coming from 767cb76df1 outside.ea1f4be09e15c571

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Shinhyun held Jungon’s body tightly in his arms, securing it.92a04562751229fa

‘The position might be uncomfortable. Please bear with it for a moment.’7b7f0c6b62a788bb

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Even knowing that Jungon, trapped in his body, wouldn’t resent him if he left, Shinhyun didn’t give up.9154f51be9ab8fa6

A shaking view. Shinhyun shot down the monster chasing closely behind with a gun he didn’t even know when he had picked up.ba04e91ce8a01c75

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Each time, he frowned.02b0410a4b1a44ba

Watching this, 49db6402ff Jungon cried 15bf38f194 endlessly and 323123bccf shouted.24ac7b405ff687d9

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Leave me, fe40e3565f please leave 3ada98f2b8 me. You can survive if 19256c928f you go alone.baf310810c355514

Shinhyun couldn’t hear Jungon’s voice. Whatever was so precious, he held the wooden-like body as if it were a treasured possession, repeating words Jungon didn’t want to hear.78a3a50d2de21be9

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‘I will save you.’7301608186c2eca5

Like a lotus that doesn’t get dirty even in mud, his noble and beautiful green eyes remained untainted even in urgent moments.84298eddaaa9494f

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They only dab6b5f15b shone with 8f7b36e15f the firm ea7478333b will to f468581fbb save Jungon.c7f68bb91b982ac4

Even while dealing af36f123b3 with monsters, Shinhyun df4bc29e9a never put Jungon 4f719724df down.b76800df5e0bae36

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He only put 7a1ae02a31 Jungon down when b9fc94d0a9 his blood poured b2fe0c1225 down onto him.43663ddae141c597

In the final moment, Jungon felt Shinhyun’s weight fully for the first time. Trapped beneath him, listening to his fading breaths.9479cf3e2fae7d89

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What followed was red.0039b400370d3fe3

The verdant green Shinhyun held was engulfed in red and disappeared, and Jungon’s existence was swallowed by that red. There was no pain. Only sadness pierced his heart, and tears kept rising.1d385d4eb8d442f2

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The suppressed sobs grew c550da7674 louder, and just as e2c38ed7e4 the red that seemed e7496c6704 like it would never b77474ca96 disappear faded away, he 3b57beae9f opened his eyes.8e15a943ffc99840

“Ah….”ac4ce816c82eaef3

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He was still in 99a4b1c2c7 the tunnel. Wiping his eyes 9039772f8e with his hand, cb01eb9a50 he felt the 91417a3cfb dampness.3528cd244e3defd6

Current Location:
Zone 1 414f31fe90 Outskirts Plain
(Former) Second 75fbb642b6 Capital Final 539e200cc1 Defense Zone_Closed
Time to Zone d92988c4d4 1 Arrival: 00:29:32f0a927e31cc8fb94

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The train was now 9c12bb3f54 passing through Zone 2 23d5c9ea35 and heading towards Zone bca37311e0 1.667148a9746b455f

Seeing the reduced estimated 015f331a39 arrival time made his 6a8d980ac4 heart flutter.d7bc27c8336e78f3

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Would he be 2bf0506dc7 able to meet e507a91dd2 Shinhyun?e13c5e9454dbb1f8

If he couldn’t see him in Zone 1, he would have to find a way to enter the Asylum, which was said to be accessible only to authorized personnel.1f0fb07d6eea6553

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Wondering if 14fc6292ea someone might 3defc0cac7 have posted 9a1571a209 a method d66b887d8e online, he bc9e23cc44 took out b98befa9c1 the device 58bbd85283 from his 80ac0e0c6d pocket and e52a99ad65 turned it e5934ef85e back on.b86ae8376673b507

He shouldn’t have turned it on.24339fa38aea2970

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There were da984f6666 messages from 127e14a3b9 several people.091d504181462aa2

A daily work report 3d1c8d65e2 message from the manager 84415af150 who would manage the 863be103f2 hair salon for the 3cc36911d3 time being, a message e44ca32e1f from Han Sohyun, who a26a36c35f had personally taken Jungon 5d3c0656db home the other day. And….e7246c9c5a651b02

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Jeha and I are really just business partners. Please don’t divorce because of me. It was really just a mix-up that led to borrowing the bedroom unexpectedly. Jeha has been so worried about Yoo Jungon that he hasn’t eaten or slept since yesterday.7244ceeb5d267f6c

“Hah….”6f31528a6549fcf2

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Even though it was from an unregistered number, he knew it was a message from Jeha’s guide, Lee Sagyeom.042669b0f4ffa2bb

Sagyeom knew that Jeha hadn’t eaten or slept. This meant that even after Jungon stormed out, they were still together.3019332203e9d054

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Did Sagyeom think d503583265 Jungon was stupid 46419a4119 enough not to 88a485c15d read between the a788449e97 lines of the 0e2274cdeb text? No, definitely not. He sent the 7e5a1f64be message like this 5043de4ed4 on purpose, fully 1e7da9aa7e aware.b2e443fbf15573d7

It had always 28baeca7c3 been like this. This person.abe738f825f4c963

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If Jeha was the cruel sun that slowly evaporated Jungon’s moisture, turning him into a withered tree, Sagyeom was the cold wind.7570f129392c8093

A harsh 8d803bb5f8 wind that 78a06aa28a knocked off cfa7b15352 the dry 8c3492a855 leaves barely df4fe7bdc9 clinging to 1aab95e834 the branches 555f4020d9 and broke 2f7733083f the tree 80a02dfc4d trunk. They were a 6645705f61 perfectly matched pair.008da852f9b1328d

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